While the standard solid state topics are covered, the basic ones often have more detailed derivations than is customary (with an empasis on crystalline solids). Several recent topics are introduced, as are some subjects normally included only in condensed matter physics. Lattice vibrations, electrons, interactions, and spin effects (mostly in magnetism) are discussed the most comprehensively. Many problems are included whose level is from "fill in the steps" to long and challenging, and the text is equipped with references and several comments about experiments with figures and tables.
This book emphasizes the physical principles underlying the theoretical interpretation of the basic crystalline, electric and magnetic properties of solids. Its self-contained chapters are widely used as a reference and...
Updated to reflect recent work in the field, this book emphasizes crystalline solids, going from the crystal lattice to the ideas of reciprocal space and Brillouin zones, and develops these ideas for lattice vibrations, for the theory of ...
Introduces students to the key research topics within modern solid state physics with the minimum of mathematics.
Basic concepts and recent advances in the field are explained in tutorial style and organized in an intuitive manner. The book is a basic reference work for students, researchers, and lecturers in any area of solid-state physics.
Dekker AJ, Solid State Physics, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1957, pp. 240-242. A.5. Economou EN, Green's Functions in Quantum Physics, Springer, Berlin 1990. A.6. Enz CP, “A Course on Many-Body Theory Applied to ...
Thorough, modern study of solid state physics; solid types and symmetry, electron states, electronic properties and cooperative phenomena.
The text is comprehensive enough so that the basics of broad areas of present research are covered, yet flexible enough so that courses of varying lengths can be satisfied. the exercises at the end of each chapter serve to reinforce and ...
One of the most exciting achievements of the last couple of years is the successful application of electrical contacts to and the investigation of single layers of graphene. This exciting physics is covered in Part IV of this book.
FIGURE 5.2 An experimentally measured X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by the powder method, which will be described in Section 5.1.3. Each line represents the diffraction from a single set of planes. (Courtesy of Alan Piercy.) ...
Solid State Physics