Overview
- Employs a modern experimental approach that deemphasizes mathematical derivations
- Uniquely combines fundamental explanation of both magnetism and band structure
- Learning reinforced by content-rich figures, chapter-end summaries, exercises and solutions
- Developed and class-tested in the eminent program of the Ecole Polytechnique
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Graduate Texts in Physics (GTP)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This textbook sets out to enable readers to understand fundamental aspects underlying quantum macroscopic phenomena in solids, primarily through the modern experimental techniques and results. The classic independent-electrons approach for describing the electronic structure in terms of energy bands helps explain the occurrence of metals, insulators and semiconductors. It is underlined that superconductivity and magnetism can only be understood by taking into account the interactions between electrons. The text recounts the experimental observations that have revealed the main properties of the superconductors and were essential to track its physical origin. While fundamental concepts are underlined, those which are required to describe the high technology applications, present or future, are emphasized as well. Problem sets involve experimental approaches and tools which support a practical understanding of the materials and their behaviour.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Professor Henri Alloul was a student at the L'Ecole Polytechnique. He is research director at CNRS and physics professor at the L'Ecole Polytechnique, France
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Introduction to the Physics of Electrons in Solids
Authors: Henri Alloul
Series Title: Graduate Texts in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13565-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-13564-4Published: 29 November 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26614-0Published: 02 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-13565-1Published: 09 December 2010
Series ISSN: 1868-4513
Series E-ISSN: 1868-4521
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 618
Additional Information: Original French edition published by Éditions de l'École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France, 2007
Topics: Condensed Matter Physics, Magnetism, Magnetic Materials, Physical Chemistry, Optical and Electronic Materials