Categories: Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphism in a scientist's writing
"When two bands overlap, some of the electrons that would otherwise seek states in the upper part of the lower band will find states of lower energy in the lower part of the upper band…"
Alan Holden
Holden, A. (1965). The Nature of Solids. Columbia University Press.
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