Condensed Matter Physics, Second Edition

This Second Edition presents an updated review of the whole field of condensed matter physics. It consolidates new and classic topics from disparate sources, teaching not only about the effective masses of electrons in semiconductor crystals and band theory, but also about quasicrystals, dynamics of phase separation, why rubber is more floppy than steel, granular materials, quantum dots, Berry phases, the quantum Hall effect, and Luttinger liquids.Content:
Chapter 1 The Idea of Crystals (pages 3–16):
Chapter 2 Three?Dimensional Lattices (pages 17–41):
Chapter 3 Scattering and Structures (pages 43–75):
Chapter 4 Surfaces and Interfaces (pages 77–95):
Chapter 5 Beyond Crystals (pages 97–152):
Chapter 6 The Free Fermi Gas and Single Electron Model (pages 155–173):
Chapter 7 Non–Interacting Electrons in a Periodic Potential (pages 175–206):
Chapter 8 Nearly Free and Tightly Bound Electrons (pages 207–232):
Chapter 9 Electron–Electron Interactions (pages 233–264):
Chapter 10 Realistic Calculations in Solids (pages 265–292):
Chapter 11 Cohesion of Solids (pages 295–319):
Chapter 12 Elasticity (pages 321–329):
Chapter 13 Phonons (pages 341–378):
Chapter 14 Dislocations and Cracks (pages 379–411):
Chapter 15 Fluid Mechanics (pages 413–449):
Chapter 16 Dynamics of Bloch Electrons (pages 453–481):
Chapter 17 Transport Phenomena and Fermi Liquid Theory (pages 483–521):
Chapter 18 Microscopic Theories of Conduction (pages 523–566):
Chapter 19 Electronics (pages 567–608):
Chapter 20 Phenomenological Theory (pages 611–631):
Chapter 21 Optical Properties of Semiconductors (pages 633–657):
Chapter 22 Optical Properties of Insulators (pages 659–687):
Chapter 23 Optical Properties of Metals and Inelastic Scattering (pages 689–720):
Chapter 24 Classical Theories of Magnetism and Ordering (pages 723–758):
Chapter 25 Magnetism of Ions and Electrons (pages 759–795):
Chapter 26 Quantum Mechanics of Interacting Magnetic Moments (pages 797–838):
Chapter 27 Superconductivity (pages 839–894):