The Physics of Solids

Essentials and Beyond
Buch | Hardcover
XIX, 865 Seiten
2010 | 2010
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-02068-1 (ISBN)

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The Physics of Solids - Eleftherios N. Economou
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Solid State Physics emphasizes a few fundamental principles and extracts from them a wealth of information. This approach also unifies an enormous and diverse subject which seems to consist of too many disjoint pieces. The book starts with the absolutely minimum of formal tools, emphasizes the basic principles, and employs physical reasoning (" a little thinking and imagination" to quote R. Feynman) to obtain results. Continuous comparison with experimental data leads naturally to a gradual refinement of the concepts and to more sophisticated methods. After the initial overview with an emphasis on the physical concepts and the derivation of results by dimensional analysis, The Physics of Solids deals with the Jellium Model (JM) and the Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals (LCAO) approaches to solids and introduces the basic concepts and information regarding metals and semiconductors.

AN OVERVIEW.- Basic Principles Summarized.- Basic Principles in Action.- A First Acquaintance with Condensed Matter.- TWO SIMPLE MODELS FOR SOLIDS.- The Jellium Model and Metals I: Equilibrium Properties.- The Jellium Model and Metals II: Response to External Perturbations.- Solids as Supergiant Molecules: LCAO.- Semiconductors and Other Tetravalent Solids.- Beyond the Jellium and the LCAO: An Outline.- MORE ABOUT PERIODICITY & ITS CONSEQUENCES.- Crystal Structure and Ionic Vibrations.- Electrons in Periodic Media. The Role of Magnetic Field.- Methods for Calculating the Band Structure.- Pseudopotentials in Action.- MATERIALS.- Simple Metals and Semiconductors Revisited.- Closed-Shell Solids.- Transition Metals and Compounds.- Artificial Periodic Structures.- DEVIATIONS FROM PERIODICITY.- Surfaces and Interfaces.- Disordered and Other Nonperiodic Solids.- Finite Systems.- CORRELATED SYSTEMS.- Magnetic Materials, I: Phenomenology.- Magnetic Materials II: Microscopic View.- Superconductivity, I: Phenomenology.- Superconductivity, II: Microscopic Theory.- APPENDICES.- Elements of Electrodynamics of Continuous Media.- Elements of Quantum Mechanics.- Elements of Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics.- Dielectric Function, : Formulas and Uses.- Waves in Continuous Elastic Media.- The Method LCAO Applied to Molecules.- Boltzmann's Equation.- Tables.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 14.9.2010
Reihe/Serie Graduate Texts in Physics
Zusatzinfo XIX, 865 p.
Verlagsort Berlin
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 1488 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Festkörperphysik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Thermodynamik
Technik Maschinenbau
Schlagworte Crystal • Festkörperphysik • Jellium Model • Linear combination of atomic orbitals • Principles of solid state physics • Textbook condensed matter physics • Textbook solid state physics • thermodynamics
ISBN-10 3-642-02068-2 / 3642020682
ISBN-13 978-3-642-02068-1 / 9783642020681
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