Kadowaki Woods Ratio

The Kadowaki-Woods ratio is the ratio of $A$, the quadratic term of the resistivity and $gamma^\{2\}$, the linear term of the specific heat. This ratio is found to be a constant for transition metals, and for heavy-fermion compounds, although at different values. The reason for these different 'universal' values is unclear.

External links

*K. Kadowaki and S. B. Woods, Solid State Comm, Vol. 58 # 8 , pg 507-509, 1986, [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TVW-46TYSJK-14G&_user=331728&_handle=V-WA-A-W-AD-MsSAYWA-UUW-U-AAVWVUZBUB-AABEEYDAUB-ZCBZDCDVB-AD-U&_fmt=summary&_coverDate=05%2F31%2F1986&_rdoc=4&_orig=browse&_srch=%23toc%235545%231986%23999419991%23342901!&_cdi=5545&view=c&_acct=C000016898&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=331728&md5=aed7ad4eb9e6bade5d1607d03f60f724 | Article]