Schottky anomaly

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      Etymology

      From Walter H. Schottky German physicist

      Noun

      Schottky anomaly (plural Schottky anomalies)

      1. (physics) A variation in the heat capacity of a solid at low temperatures which arises from the thermal population of discrete energy levels as the temperature is raised

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