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Fundamentals of the Physics of Solids

Volume II: Electronic Properties

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  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. Jenő Sólyom

    1. Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Institute for Solid State Physics&Optics, Hungary
      Department of Physics, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány sétány 1/A, Hungary

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. Free-Electron Model of Metals

    • Jenő Sólyom
    Pages 1-76

  3. Electrons in the Periodic Potential of a Crystal

    • Jenő Sólyom
    Pages 77-108

  4. Simple Models of the Band Structure

    • Jenő Sólyom
    Pages 109-149

  5. Methods for Calculating and Measuring the Band Structure

    • Jenő Sólyom
    Pages 151-194

  6. Electronic Structure of Semiconductors

    • Jenő Sólyom
    Pages 195-238

  7. Semiclassical Dynamics of Electrons

    • Jenő Sólyom
    Pages 239-276

  8. Electrons in Strong Magnetic Fields

    • Jenő Sólyom
    Pages 277-327

  9. Electrons in Thermally Vibrating Lattices

    • Jenő Sólyom
    Pages 329-356

  10. Transport Phenomena

    • Jenő Sólyom
    Pages 357-410

  11. Optical Properties of Solids

    • Jenő Sólyom
    Pages 411-447

  12. superconductivity

    • Jenő Sólyom
    Pages 449-515

  13. Transport of Carriers in Semiconductor Devices

    • Jenő Sólyom
    Pages 517-602

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 579-647
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About this book

The reader is holding the second volume of a three-volume textbook on sol- state physics. This book is the outgrowth of the courses I have taught for many years at Eötvös University, Budapest, for undergraduate and graduate students under the titles Solid-State Physics and Modern Solid-State Physics. The main motivation for the publication of my lecture notes as a book was that none of the truly numerous textbooks covered all those areas that I felt should be included in a multi-semester course. Especially, if the course strives to present solid-state physics in a uni?ed structure, and aims at d- cussing not only classic chapters of the subject matter but also (in more or less detail) problems that are of great interest for today’s researcher as well. Besides, the book presents a much larger material than what can be covered in a two- or three-semester course. In the ?rst part of the ?rst volume the analysis of crystal symmetries and structure goes into details that certainly cannot be included in a usual course on solid-state physics. The same applies, among others, to the discussion of the methods used in the determination of band structure, the properties of Fermi liquids and non-Fermi liquids, and the theory of unconventional superconductors in the present and third volumes. These parts can be assigned as supplementary reading for interested students, or can be discussed in advanced courses.

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“The second volume is centered on the highly mobile portion of a solid, the electrons. … senior students in physics will be able to tutor themselves through reading this volume. The text will also be very useful to a non-specialist in the field of electronic properties or to a research scientist who wants to get a basic introduction to the field. … second volume of this series lives up to our expectations and will be very useful to students, teachers, and scientists in solid-state physics.” (Fernande Grandjean and Gary J. Long, Belgian Physical Society Magazine, Issue 3, 2010)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Institute for Solid State Physics&Optics, Hungary

    Jenő Sólyom

  • Department of Physics, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány sétány 1/A, Hungary

    Jenő Sólyom

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fundamentals of the Physics of Solids

  • Book Subtitle: Volume II: Electronic Properties

  • Editors: Jenő Sólyom

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85316-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-85315-2Published: 06 November 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09902-1Published: 19 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-85316-9Published: 18 November 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 646

  • Number of Illustrations: 238 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Condensed Matter Physics

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