De Haas–Van Alphen frequency variations and curvature of the Fermi surface
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The angular variation of the extremal cross-sectional area of a surface formed by revolving an arc of a circle about an axis has been calculated for various ratios of arc radius to radius of revolution. By comparing with these results experimental rotation diagrams for portions of Fermi surfaces of metals which are approximately surfaces of revolution, values of local radii of curvature averaged over an extremal orbit can be deduced.