The Oxford Solid State Basics

Author : Steven H. Simon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199680760
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Solid State Basics written by Steven H. Simon and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-20 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a first undergraduate textbook in Solid State Physics or Condensed Matter Physics. While most textbooks on the subject are extremely dry, this book is written to be much more exciting, inspiring, and entertaining.

Author : Steven H. Simon
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191502103
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Solid State Basics written by Steven H. Simon and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-06-21 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of solids is one of the richest, most exciting, and most successful branches of physics. While the subject of solid state physics is often viewed as dry and tedious this new book presents the topic instead as an exciting exposition of fundamental principles and great intellectual breakthroughs. Beginning with a discussion of how the study of heat capacity of solids ushered in the quantum revolution, the author presents the key ideas of the field while emphasizing the deep underlying concepts. The book begins with a discussion of the Einstein/Debye model of specific heat, and the Drude/Sommerfeld theories of electrons in solids, which can all be understood without reference to any underlying crystal structure. The failures of these theories force a more serious investigation of microscopics. Many of the key ideas about waves in solids are then introduced using one dimensional models in order to convey concepts without getting bogged down with details. Only then does the book turn to consider real materials. Chemical bonding is introduced and then atoms can be bonded together to crystal structures and reciprocal space results. Diffraction experiments, as the central application of these ideas, are discussed in great detail. From there, the connection is made to electron wave diffraction in solids and how it results in electronic band structure. The natural culmination of this thread is the triumph of semiconductor physics and devices. The final section of the book considers magnetism in order to discuss a range of deeper concepts. The failures of band theory due to electron interaction, spontaneous magnetic orders, and mean field theories are presented well. Finally, the book gives a brief exposition of the Hubbard model that undergraduates can understand. The book presents all of this material in a clear fashion, dense with explanatory or just plain entertaining footnotes. This may be the best introductory book for learning solid state physics. It is certainly the most fun to read.

Author : Manijeh Razeghi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387287515
Total Pages : 894 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals of Solid State Engineering written by Manijeh Razeghi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-06-12 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a multidisciplinary introduction to quantum mechanics, solid state physics, advanced devices, and fabrication Covers wide range of topics in the same style and in the same notation Most up to date developments in semiconductor physics and nano-engineering Mathematical derivations are carried through in detail with emphasis on clarity Timely application areas such as biophotonics , bioelectronics

Author : John Singleton
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191057460
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Band Theory and Electronic Properties of Solids written by John Singleton and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2001-08-30 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an introduction to band theory and the electronic properties of materials at a level suitable for final-year undergraduates or first-year graduate students. It sets out to provide the vocabulary and quantum-mechanical training necessary to understand the electronic, optical and structural properties of the materials met in science and technology and describes some of the experimental techniques which are used to study band structure today. In order to leave space for recent developments, the Drude model and the introduction of quantum statistics are treated synoptically. However, Bloch's theorem and two tractable limits, a very weak periodic potential and the tight-binding model, are developed rigorously and in three dimensions. Having introduced the ideas of bands, effective masses and holes, semiconductor and metals are treated in some detail, along with the newer ideas of artificial structures such as super-lattices and quantum wells, layered organic substances and oxides. Some recent `hot topics' in research are covered, e.g. the fractional Quantum Hall Effect and nano-devices, which can be understood using the techniques developed in the book. In illustrating examples of e.g. the de Haas-van Alphen effect, the book focuses on recent experimental data, showing that the field is a vibrant and exciting one. References to many recent review articles are provided, so that the student can conduct research into a chosen topic at a deeper level. Several appendices treating topics such as phonons and crystal structure make the book self-contained introduction to the fundamentals of band theory and electronic properties in condensed matter physic today.

Author : H. M. Rosenberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780198518709
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Solid State written by H. M. Rosenberg and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Walter A. Harrison
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486152235
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Solid State Theory written by Walter A. Harrison and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVThorough, modern study of solid state physics; solid types and symmetry, electron states, electronic properties and cooperative phenomena. /div

Author : P. M. Chaikin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139643053
Total Pages : 724 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Principles of Condensed Matter Physics written by P. M. Chaikin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-09-28 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, this book provides an overview of the physics of condensed matter systems. Assuming a familiarity with the basics of quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics, the book establishes a general framework for describing condensed phases of matter, based on symmetries and conservation laws. It explores the role of spatial dimensionality and microscopic interactions in determining the nature of phase transitions, as well as discussing the structure and properties of materials with different symmetries. Particular attention is given to critical phenomena and renormalization group methods. The properties of liquids, liquid crystals, quasicrystals, crystalline solids, magnetically ordered systems and amorphous solids are investigated in terms of their symmetry, generalised rigidity, hydrodynamics and topological defect structure. In addition to serving as a course text, this book is an essential reference for students and researchers in physics, applied physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering, who are interested in modern condensed matter physics.

Author : Mark Fox
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199573360
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Optical Properties of Solids written by Mark Fox and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-25 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For final year undergraduates and graduate students in physics, this book offers an up-to-date treatment of the optical properties of solid state materials.

Author : Giuseppe Grosso
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0123850312
Total Pages : 872 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Solid State Physics written by Giuseppe Grosso and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-10-17 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solid State Physics is a textbook for students of physics, material science, chemistry, and engineering. It is the state-of-the-art presentation of the theoretical foundations and application of the quantum structure of matter and materials. This second edition provides timely coverage of the most important scientific breakthroughs of the last decade (especially in low-dimensional systems and quantum transport). It helps build readers' understanding of the newest advances in condensed matter physics with rigorous yet clear mathematics. Examples are an integral part of the text, carefully designed to apply the fundamental principles illustrated in the text to currently active topics of research. Basic concepts and recent advances in the field are explained in tutorial style and organized in an intuitive manner. The book is a basic reference work for students, researchers, and lecturers in any area of solid-state physics. Features additional material on nanostructures, giving students and lecturers the most significant features of low-dimensional systems, with focus on carbon allotropes Offers detailed explanation of dissipative and nondissipative transport, and explains the essential aspects in a field, which is commonly overlooked in textbooks Additional material in the classical and quantum Hall effect offers further aspects on magnetotransport, with particular emphasis on the current profiles Gives a broad overview of the band structure of solids, as well as presenting the foundations of the electronic band structure. Also features reported with new and revised material, which leads to the latest research

Author : Charles Kittel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Solid State Physics written by Charles Kittel and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appendix.