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Density of states

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Density of states is a property in condensed matter physics. It is ofter given the acronym DOS, or the symbol N(E). For electronic energy levels in a solid is defined as follows: N(E)dE is the number of allowed energy levels per unit volume of the solid, in the energy range E to E+dE.

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