Physics

Drude – Lorentz Theory In 1900, Drude was first to explained metallic conduction on the basis of his free electron theory. In 1909, H.A. Lorentz modified this Drude model by applying Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics on the electron gas. This combined idea of Drude and Lorentz is known as Lorentz-Drude theory or classical free electron theory. This