Wigner–Seitz radius

The Wigner–Seitz radius ${\displaystyle r_{\rm {s}}}$, named after Eugene Wigner and Frederick Seitz, is the radius of a sphere whose volume is equal to the mean volume per atom in a solid (for first group metals). In the more general case of metals having more valence electrons, ${\displaystyle r_{\rm {s}}}$ is the radius of a sphere whose volume is equal to the volume per a free electron. This parameter is used frequently in condensed matter physics to describe the density of a system. Worth to mention, ${\displaystyle r_{\rm {s}}}$ is calculated for bulk materials.