Electrons at the Fermi Surface

Frontispiece David Schoenberg; List of contributors; Preface; Part I. General Principles: 1. Geometric concepts in the electron theory of metals I. M. Lifshitz and M. I. Kaganov; 2. Understanding quasi-particles: observable many-body effects in metals and 3He John W. Wilkins; 3. The generalized path-integral approach to transport problems R. G. Chambers; Part II. The Electronic Structure: 5. The electronic structure of transition metals A. R. Mackintosh and O. K. Andersen; 6. Fermi surface studies of ground state and magnetic exitations in itinerant electron ferromagnets G. G. Lonzarich; 7. The effect of strain on the Fermi surface E. Fawcett, R. Griessen, W. Joss, M. J. G. Lee and J. M. Perz; Part III. Aspects of the de Haas–van Alphen Effect: 8. The de Haas–van Alphen effect in dilute alloys P. T. Coleridge; 9. Electron quasi-particle lifetimes in metals M. Springford; 10. Waveshape analysis in the de Haas–van Alphen effect R. J. Higgins and D. H Lowndes; 11. High precision measurements of de Haas–van Alphen frequencies P. T. Coleridge and I. M. Templeton; Bibliography; Index.