Sólyom J. Fundamentals of the Physics of Solids. Volume II: Electronic Properties

Springer, 2009. — 659 p. — ISBN10: 3540853154.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.Free-Electron Model of Metals
Electrons in the Periodic Potential of a Crystal
Simple Models of the Band Structure
Methods for Calculating and Measuring the Band Structure
Electronic Structure of Semiconductors
Semiclassical Dynamics of Electrons
Electrons in Strong Magnetic Fields
Electrons in Thermally Vibrating Lattices
Transport Phenomena
Optical Properties of Solids
Superconductivity
Transport of Carriers in Semiconductor Devices
Quantum Mechanical Perturbation Theory
Second Quantization
Canonical Transformation
Contents Volume 1: Structure and DynamicsThe Structure of Condensed Matter
The Building Blocks of Solids
Bonding in Solids
Symmetries of Crystals
Consequences of Symmetries
The Structure of Crystals
Methods of Structure Determination
The Structure of Real Crystals
The Structure of Noncrystalline Solids
Dynamics of Crystal Lattices
The Quantum Theory of Lattice Vibrations
The Experimental Study of Phonons
Magnetically Ordered Systems
Elementary Excitations in Magnetic Systems
Physical Constants and Units
The Periodic Table of Elements
Mathematical Formulas
Fundamentals of Group Theory
Scattering of Particles by Solids
The Algebra of Angular-Momentum and Spin Operators