Overview
- Includes 58 highlighted equations expressing essential results, and more than 50 problems
- Features over 160 figures that clearly illustrate the main concepts
- Provides schematic illustrations of main experimental techniques and their outcomes
Part of the book series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics (ULNP)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This is the second edition of a well-received book. It provides an up-to-date, concise review of essential topics in the physics of matter, from atoms and molecules to solids, including elements of statistical mechanics. It features over 160 completely revised and enhanced figures illustrating the main physical concepts and the fundamental experimental facts, and discusses selected experiments, mainly in spectroscopy and thermodynamics, within the general framework of the adiabatic separation of the motions of electrons and nuclei. The book focuses on what can be described in terms of independent-particle models, providing the mathematical derivations in sufficient detail for readers to grasp the relevant physics involved. The final section offers a glimpse of more advanced topics, including magnetism and superconductivity, sparking readers’ curiosity to further explore the latest developments in the physics of matter.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Nicola Manini is an Associate Professor at the Physics Department of the University of Milan, Italy, where he teaches Structure of Matter and Solid-State Physics. In 1995, he received his PhD in Condensed Matter Theory from SISSA, Trieste. He has worked at Yale University, USA, and at the ESRF in Grenoble, France. He fosters regular research collaborations with SISSA and other Italian and international groups, and his research covers various topics in the theory and simulation of matter, including atomic-scale friction and dissipation; the dynamics of colloids; electronic and vibrational properties of metals, semiconductors, molecular and nanostructured materials; ultracold atomic gases; fullerene C60; geometric phases; and the Jahn-Teller effect.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Introduction to the Physics of Matter
Book Subtitle: Basic Atomic, Molecular, and Solid-State Physics
Authors: Nicola Manini
Series Title: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57243-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-57242-6Published: 21 October 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-57243-3Published: 20 October 2020
Series ISSN: 2192-4791
Series E-ISSN: 2192-4805
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XI, 290
Number of Illustrations: 155 b/w illustrations, 158 illustrations in colour
Topics: Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra, Condensed Matter Physics, Complex Systems, Quantum Physics, Thermodynamics, Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems