Solid State Physics Principles and Modern Applications /

• Main Authors: Quinn, John J. (Author), Yi, Kyung-Soo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum physics.; Optics.; Electrodynamics.; Condensed matter.; Engineering.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Engineering, general.; Quantum Physics.; Optics and Electrodynamics.

Intended for a two semester advanced undergraduate or graduate course in Solid State Physics, this treatment offers modern coverage of the theory and related experiments, including the group theoretical approach to band structures, Moessbauer recoil free fraction, semi-classical electron theory, mag...

Table of Contents:

• Basic Concepts in Solid State Physics
• Crystal Structures
• Lattice Vibrations
• Free Electron Theory of Metals
• Elements of Band Theory
• Use of Elementary Group Theory in Calculating Band Structure
• More Band Theory and the Semiclassical Approximation
• Semiconductors
• Dielectric Properties of Solids
• Magnetism in Solids
• Advanced Topics in Solid State Physics
• Magnetic Ordering and Spin Waves
• Many Body Interactions #x2013; Introduction
• Many Body Interactions: Green#x2019;s Function Method
• Semiclassical Theory of Electrons
• Electrodynamics of Metals
• Superconductivity
• The Fractional Quantum Hall Effect: The Paradigm for Strongly Interacting Systems.