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    Average Kinetic Energy of Electron in the Conduction Band

    Aha .. I'm not sure why I didn't spot that.
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    Average Kinetic Energy of Electron in the Conduction Band

    p.s. I used: ##x=\left(\frac{E-E_c}{k_B\:T}\right)## for the integral: ##\int \:g\left(E\right)f\left(E\right)dE \rightarrow \int \:x^{\frac{1}{2}}exp\left(-x\right)dx##
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    Average Kinetic Energy of Electron in the Conduction Band

    Hello, I've seen in a few books on solid state physics that one can deduce an expression for average K.E.: $$<\:K.E.>\:=E_c+3/2\:k_B\:T$$ from the following: $$<\:K.E.>\:=\:\frac{\int \:\left(E-E_c\right)g\left(E\right)f\left(E\right)dE}{\int \:g\left(E\right)f\left(E\right)dE}$$ I can't...
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    Residue Theorem applied to a keyhole contour

    Appreciate all the support
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    Residue Theorem applied to a keyhole contour

    I get the feeling this isn't the best way to simplify but what I get is as follows: $$\frac{sin\left(\frac{3\pi }{8}\right)}{sin\left(\frac{3\pi }{4}\right)}=\sqrt{\frac{2+\sqrt{2}}{2}}$$ If you then multiply through by ##2^{\frac{1}{2}}## you get...
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    Residue Theorem applied to a keyhole contour

    I'm assuming the following identity has something to do with it, but can't seem to put it all together: $$sin\left(x\right)=\frac{e^{ix}-e^{-ix}}{2i}$$
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    Residue Theorem applied to a keyhole contour

    working backwrads from the solution given in the question and putting aside the prefactor of ##2\pi i## that comes from the theorem, that means that the sum of the residues should give ##2^{\frac{1}{2}}sin\left(\frac{3\pi }{8}\right)## I can't see how to get there from: $$\frac{e^{\frac{3\pi...
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    Residue Theorem applied to a keyhole contour

    Are you saying: $$\left(z-e^{\frac{3\pi i}{4}}\right)f\left(z\right)=\left(z-e^{\frac{3\pi i}{4}}\right)\frac{z^{\frac{1}{2}}}{\left(z-e^{\frac{3\pi i}{4}}\right)\left(z-e^{\frac{-3\pi i}{4}}\right)}$$ so that as z goes to z0: $$\frac{e^{\frac{3\pi i}{8}}}{\left(e^{\frac{3\pi...
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    Residue Theorem applied to a keyhole contour

    You mean that the roots are ##e^{\frac{3\pi i}{4}}## and ##e^{\frac{-3\pi i}{4}}##?
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    Residue Theorem applied to a keyhole contour

    Okay cool. Am I right that you get: $$\cos \left(\frac{\pi }{4}\right)+isin\left(\frac{\pi }{4}\right)=e^{\frac{i\pi }{4}}$$ and $$\cos \left(\frac{3\pi i}{4}\right)+isin\left(\frac{3\pi i}{4}\right)=e^{\frac{3\pi i}{4}}$$ And if so, is the next step: $$\left(z-e^{\frac{\pi...
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    Residue Theorem applied to a keyhole contour

    Yes exactly, simple poles. Firstly, I'm just checking to see if the values I have obtained for z0 at the poles are correct, they seem unwieldly. If they are correct, you multiply f(z) by (z-z0) and evaluate the result at =z0.. I've tried to do that but can't see how it would get you to the...
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    Residue Theorem applied to a keyhole contour

    Ah yes, so sorry!! The integral should give: $$2^{\frac{3}{2}}\pi \:isin\left(\frac{3\pi }{8}\right)$$ I got the numerators and denominators mixed up! Soz
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    Residue Theorem applied to a keyhole contour

    the "a" was a mistake, sorry. I've removed it
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    Residue Theorem applied to a keyhole contour

    I haven't that's the problem. The first step, in the process I'm familiar with, is to factorise the denominator so that you can find values of z for which their are isolated singularities. I've tried to do that and I've given my results in the original post. Not sure where to go next.. p.s. I'm...
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    Residue Theorem applied to a keyhole contour

    Hello, Thanks for the responses. The integral is a closed contour integral (with a branch cut along the negative x-axis so the function is not multi-valued) but I couldn't find the correct symbol with the integral sign having a circle. The residue theorem states that in place of calculating the...
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