List of things named after Felix Bloch

Physics NameDescriptionBloch's theoremFundamental theorem in condensed matter physics describing the wavefunction of a particle confined in a periodic mediumBloch electronAn electron that behaves the Schrodinger equation with a periodic potential, as described by Bloch's theorem.Bloch formA planewave multiplied by a periodic functionBloch state Bloch function Bloch potential Bloch wave Bloch wavefunctionBloch states (also called Bloch functions, Bloch wavefunction, and Bloch wave) are the solutions to Schrodinger's equation in a periodic potential—given by the Bloch form—as described by Bloch's theorem.Bethe–Bloch formulaQuantifies the energy loss per unit distance for fast-moving charged particles in a materialBloch–Grüneisen law or Bloch T5 lawFormula for characteristic electronic energy scale in materials with a small Fermi surfacesBloch–Siegert shiftQuantum phenomenon resulting in the shift of the dipole resonant frequency in certain systemsBloch equations Set of equations used to calculate the nuclear magnetization as a function of time in nuclear magnetic resonanceBloch oscillations Super Bloch oscillations Bloch oscillator Bloch frequencyDriven oscillation of a particle in a periodic potential Bloch oscillations with amplitude several orders of magnitude larger than traditional ones A system containing a charged particle in a periodic lattice subject to an external driving force The frequency of Bloch oscillationsBloch spectrumA type of energy spectrumBloch sphereGeometric representation of the pure state space of a qubit Bloch T3/2 lawThe formula describing the fractional change of magnetization in the thermal excitation of magnons.Bloch wallThe transitional region between adjacent magnetic domains—each with a magnetization pointing in a different direction—where the magnetization direction variesMaxwell–Bloch equations Optical Bloch equationsEquations describing the dynamics of a two-state quantum system interacting with an optical resonatorSemiconductor Bloch equationsEquations describing the optical response of semiconductors to lasers and other coherent light sources

Other namesakes

Route Bloch, at CERN (Meyrin site) Bloch Auditorium, Hewlett Teaching Center room 201, Stanford University Bloch Beamline at MAX IV Laboratory Bloch Fellowship in quantum science and engineering at Stanford University Felix Bloch Institute for Solid State Physics at Leipzig University Felix Bloch Early Investigator Award and Felix Bloch Lecture Leipzig

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