In this paper a mean-field theory for the evolution of an electron in a cry
stal is proposed in the framework of the Schrodinger formalism. The well-po
sedness of the problem as well as the conservation laws associated to the i
nvariances of the Action Functional of the problem and the stability of the
minimal energy solution are studied. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physic
s. [S0022-2488(00)02507-X].