2 edition, Wiley, 2010, 952 pages
This Second Edition presents an updated review of the whole field of condensed matter physics. It consolidates new and classic topics from disparate sources, teaching not only about the effective masses of electrons in semiconductor crystals and band theory, but also about quasicrystals, dynamics of phase separation, why rubber is more floppy than steel, granular materials, quantum dots, Berry phases, the quantum Hall effect, and Luttinger liquids.
ATOMIC STRUCTURE
The Idea of Crystals
Three-Dimensional Lattices
Scattering and Structures
Surfaces and Interfaces
Beyond Crystals
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
The Free Fermi Gas and Single Electron Model
Non-Interacting Electrons in a Periodic Potential
Nearly Free and Tightly Bound Electrons
Electron-Electron Interactions
Realistic Calculations in Solids
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Cohesion of Solids
Elasticity
Phonons
Dislocations and Cracks
Fluid Mechanics
ELECTRON TRANSPORT
Dynamics of Bloch Electrons
Transport Phenomena and Fermi Liquid Theory
Microscopic Theories of Conduction
Electronics
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
Phenomenological Theory
Optical Properties of Semiconductors
Optical Properties of Insulators
Optical Properties of Metals and Inelastic Scattering
MAGNETISM
Classical Theories of Magnetism and Ordering
Magnetism of Ions and Electrons
Quantum Mechanics of Interacting Magnetic Moments
Superconductivity
This Second Edition presents an updated review of the whole field of condensed matter physics. It consolidates new and classic topics from disparate sources, teaching not only about the effective masses of electrons in semiconductor crystals and band theory, but also about quasicrystals, dynamics of phase separation, why rubber is more floppy than steel, granular materials, quantum dots, Berry phases, the quantum Hall effect, and Luttinger liquids.
ATOMIC STRUCTURE
The Idea of Crystals
Three-Dimensional Lattices
Scattering and Structures
Surfaces and Interfaces
Beyond Crystals
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
The Free Fermi Gas and Single Electron Model
Non-Interacting Electrons in a Periodic Potential
Nearly Free and Tightly Bound Electrons
Electron-Electron Interactions
Realistic Calculations in Solids
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Cohesion of Solids
Elasticity
Phonons
Dislocations and Cracks
Fluid Mechanics
ELECTRON TRANSPORT
Dynamics of Bloch Electrons
Transport Phenomena and Fermi Liquid Theory
Microscopic Theories of Conduction
Electronics
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
Phenomenological Theory
Optical Properties of Semiconductors
Optical Properties of Insulators
Optical Properties of Metals and Inelastic Scattering
MAGNETISM
Classical Theories of Magnetism and Ordering
Magnetism of Ions and Electrons
Quantum Mechanics of Interacting Magnetic Moments
Superconductivity