Jenö Sólyom

Fundamentals of the Physics of Solids (eBook, PDF)

Volume II: Electronic Properties
Übersetzer: Piróth, Attila

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is the second of a single-authored, three-volume series that aims to deliver a comprehensive and self-contained account of the vast field of solid-state physics. It goes far beyond most classic texts in the presentation of the properties of solids and experimentally observed phenomena, along with the basic concepts and theoretical methods used to understand them and the essential features of various experimental techniques.

The first volume deals with the atomic and magnetic structure and dynamics of solids, the second with those electronic properties that can be understood in the one-particle approximation, and the third with the effects due to interactions and correlations between electrons.

This volume is devoted to the electronic properties of metals and semiconductors in the independent-electron approximation. After a brief discussion of the free-electron models by Drude and Sommerfeld, the methods for calculating and measuring the band structure of Bloch electrons moving in the periodic potential of the crystal are presented. The dynamics of electrons in applied electric and magnetic fields is treated in the semiclassical approximation. The effects due to the quantization of the energy levels in strong magnetic field are also discussed. The overview of the transport and optical properties of metals and semiconductors is followed by a phenomenological description of superconductivity. The last chapter deals with the physics of semiconductor devices.

This comprehensive treatment provides ample material for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses. It will also be a valuable reference for researchers in the field of condensed matter physics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH
• Seitenzahl: 646
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783540853169
• Artikelnr.: 44127537

Autorenporträt

Jenö Sólyom, Research Inst. for Solid State Physics, Budapest, Hungary

Inhaltsangabe

The Structure of Condensed Matter.- The Building Blocks of Solids.- Bonding in Solids.- Symmetries of Crystals.- Consequences of Symmetries.- The Structure of Crystals.- Methods of Structure Determination.- The Structure of Real Crystals.- The Structure of Noncrystalline Solids.- Dynamics of Crystal Lattices.- The Quantum Theory of Lattice Vibrations.- The Experimental Study of Phonons.- Magnetically Ordered Systems.- Elementary Excitations in Magnetic Systems.

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Free-electron model of metals. - Electrons in the periodic potential of a crystal. - Simple models of band structure. - Methods for calculating and measuring the band structure. - Electronic structure of semiconductors. - Semiclassical dynamics of electrons. - Electrons in strong magnetic fields. - Electrons in thermally vibrating lattices. - Transport phenomena. - Optical properties of solids. - Superconductivity. - Transport of carriers in semiconductor devices. - Quantum mechanical perturbation theory. - Second quantization. - Canonical Transformation.

Rezensionen

From the reviews: "This first volume ... focuses on crystal structure and lattice dynamics. ... provides a substantial amount of theoretical material at an advanced graduate level. ... There is more material here than can be covered in a single semester, and this book is more detailed than the well-known books ... . This volume would be most attractive for a one- or even two-semester advanced graduate course, and is a desirable reference work anywhere condensed matter/solid state/materials research is conducted. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals." (M. C. Ogilvie, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (11), 2008) "This is the first volume of three textbooks used by author to teach a two or three semester solid-state physics course at Eötvös University in Budapest. ... We found the text very self-explanatory, very student friendly, and highly useful. ... In conclusion, this first volume is an excellent textbook that we recommend for a solid-state physics course ... . Many students and solid-state research fellows will find it easy to learn from this book even without help from a professor." (Fernande Grandjean and Gary J. Long, Belgian Physical Society Magazine, Issue (1), March, 2009)