Physical Properties of Crystals (eBook)

Modern semiconductor and laser techniques would be unthinkable today without a highly developed physics of solids. As tailored materials increasingly gain significance, it is more important than ever to understand the basics of crystalline materials and the influence of their symmetry on phenomenological aspects.
This first international edition of a classic German standard integrates the latest developments in the field, including two-dimensional crystals and Giant Magneto-Resistance. Its aim is to impart the knowledge necessary to comprehend the manifold peculiarities of crystalline substances in a comprehensive and easily accessible manner. The book devotes much space to a coherent introduction to tensor calculation, making this the first to address the topic in a readily understandable way. Supplemented by 40 exercises with their solutions, this is an ideal textbook for students of physics and chemistry, solid state physicists and chemists, and materials scientists, but also a comprehensive resource for those who wish to get an overview of this important topic.
Wer dieses Buch gelesen hat, versteht die mannigfaltigen Eigenschaften kristalliner Substanzen. Die erste englischsprachige Ausgabe des klassischen deutschen Standardlehrbuchs konzentriert sich auf die physikalischen (optischen, elektrischen, thermischen und magnetischen) Kenngrößen zwei- und dreidimensionaler Kristalle und beschreibt die zugehörigen experimentellen Prinzipien. Rund 50 Übungsaufgaben helfen dem Leser, den Lernerfolg zu überprüfen. Mit einer umfangreichen, in sich geschlossenen Einführung in die Tensorrechnung!