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Given its simplicity, it is surprisingly successful in explaining many experimental phenomena, especially

* the [[Wiedemann–Franz law]] which relates [[electrical conductivity]] and [[thermal conductivity]];<ref name=":2" group="Ashcroft & Mermin">{{Harvnb|Ashcroft|Mermin|1976|pp=52 and formula 2.93}}</ref>

* the temperature dependence of the [[electron heat capacity]];

* the shape of the electronic [[density of states]];