Progress in Electron Properties of Solids

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-2

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2. Optical and Transport Properties

   1. Theory of Bands, Bonds, and Optical Properties of Semiconductors

      • Marvin L. Cohen

      Pages 3-9

   2. Atomic Pseudo-Hamiltonians for Quantum Monte Carlo

      • G. B. Bachelet, D. M. Ceperley, M. G. B. Chiocchetti, L. Mitáš

      Pages 11-25

   3. On the Electronic and Structural Properties of Small Clusters

      • Wanda Andreoni

      Pages 27-40

   4. ABC Theory vs. ABC-Free Theory of Exciton Polariton

      • Kikuo Cho

      Pages 41-49

   5. Temperature Dependence of the Band Structure of Semiconductors: Electron-Phonon Interaction

      • Manuel Cardona, Sudha Gopalan

      Pages 51-64

   6. Piezospectroscopy: Electronic States and Phonons in Semiconductors and Insulators

      • A. K. Ramdas, S. Rodriguez

      Pages 65-98

   7. Polaronic Effects on Free and Harmonically Bound Electrons in Magnetic Field

      • G. Iadonisi, V. Cataudella, D. Ninno

      Pages 99-110

   8. Spectroscopy with Synchrotron Radiation

      • A. Balzarotti, U. M. Grassano, M. Piacentini, R. Rosei

      Pages 111-124

   9. Theoretical Studies of the Transient Response of Highly Photoexcited Carriers in Semiconductors

      • P. Kocevar

      Pages 125-138

   10. Optical Spectroscopy in Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides

       • A. Borghesi, L. Nosenzo, A. Stella, G. Guizzetti, F. Lévy

       Pages 139-151

   11. Lifetime Measurements of KBr:Tl ⁺ by a Multifrequency Phase Fluorometer

       • V. Grasso, G. Saitta

       Pages 153-159

3. Excitons, Correlations and Collective Phenomena

   1. Exciton Interactions

      • W. Czaja

      Pages 161-173

   2. Exciton Interactions

      • J. L. Staehli

      Pages 175-183

   3. The Spectral Manifestation of Weakly Coupled Mixed States of Excitons and Lattice Deformation

      • M. S. Brodin, I. V. Blonskij, S. V. Marisova

      Pages 185-195

   4. Two-Particle Coulomb Systems in a Magnetic Field

      • A. Baldereschi, N. Binggeli

      Pages 197-209

   5. A Simple Approach for Estimating Auger Decay Rates and Resonance Energies in Molecules

      • R. Colle, S. Simonucci

      Pages 211-220

   6. Ordering Transitions Induced by Coulomb Interactions

      • M. Rovere, G. Senatore, M. P. Tosi

      Pages 221-238

   7. Pinned Charge Density Waves as Models of Glassy Behavior

      • L. Pietronero

      Pages 239-246

   8. Renormalized Boltzmann Equation and Fermi Liquid Theory for Strongly Disordered Electron Systems

      • C. Castellani, C. Di Castro, G. Strinati

      Pages 247-253

This volume on the novelties in the electronic properties of solids appears in occasion of Franco Bassani sixtieth birthday, and is dedicated to honour a scientific activity which has contributed so much of the development of this very active area of research. It is re­ markable that this book can cover so large a part of the current research on electronic properties of solids by contributions from Bassani's former students, collaborators at different stages of his scientific life, and physicists from all over the world who have been in close scientific relationship with him. A personal flavour therefore accompanies a number of the papers of this volume, which are both up-to-date reports on present research and original recollections of the early events of modern solid state physics. The volume begins with a few contributions dealing with theoretical procedures for electronic energy levels, a primary step toward the interpretation of structural and optical properties of extended and confined systems. Other papers concern the interacting state of electrons with light (polaritons) and the effect of the coupling of electrons with lattice vibrations, with emphasis on the thermal behaviour of the electron levels and on such experimental procedures as piezospectroscopy. Electron-lattice interaction in external magnetic field and transport-related properties due to high light excitation are also con­ sidered. The impact of synchroton radiation on condensed matter spectroscopy is dis­ cussed in a topical contribution, and optical measurements are presented for extended and impurity levels.

• Energie
• exciton
• magnetooptics
• nonlinear optics
• optical properties
• optics
• semiconductor
• spectroscopy
• superconductivity
• superconductor
• synchrotron radiation

`In summary, this is an impressive and eclectic collection of papers dealing with both theory and experiment of electrons in solids. Since the book honors a noted scientist's influence on his fellow physicists, cohesiveness has been limited by comprehensiveness. This book is recommended for the specialist wishing a well-written account of some of the important advances in the field.'
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 112:24, 1990

• C.N.R., Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

  E. Doni

• Istituto di Struttura della Materia, Università di Messina, Messina, Italy

  R. Girlanda

• Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

  G. Pastori Parravicini

• Institut de Physique Théorique, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

  A. Quattropani

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