Elsevier. 1999. 445 p.
Bonding characteristics
Crystal defects
Elasticity. Basic relations
What values do the elastic constants take?
Sound waves
The phonon spectrum
Thermal properties of harminic lattice vibrations
Phonons in real crystals: anharmonic effects
Atomic vibrations in defect lattices
Thermodynamic properties of conduction electrons
Thermal properties of few-level systems and spin waves
Melting and liquids
Equation of state and thermal expansion: macroscopic relations
Thermal expansion: microscopic aspects
Electrical conductivity of metals and alloys
Thermal conductivity
Transport, elastic and thermal-expansion parameters of composite materials
Anisotropic and polycrystalline materials
Estimations and correlations
Bonding characteristics
Crystal defects
Elasticity. Basic relations
What values do the elastic constants take?
Sound waves
The phonon spectrum
Thermal properties of harminic lattice vibrations
Phonons in real crystals: anharmonic effects
Atomic vibrations in defect lattices
Thermodynamic properties of conduction electrons
Thermal properties of few-level systems and spin waves
Melting and liquids
Equation of state and thermal expansion: macroscopic relations
Thermal expansion: microscopic aspects
Electrical conductivity of metals and alloys
Thermal conductivity
Transport, elastic and thermal-expansion parameters of composite materials
Anisotropic and polycrystalline materials
Estimations and correlations