内容简介
Thisbookisatextforagraduatecourseinmaterialscience,condensedmatterphysics,orsolidstatephysics.Thestudentisexpectedtohavetakenpreviouscoursesinquantummechanicsandelectromagnetictheory.Nopriorknowledgeorcourseincondensedmatterphysicsisrequired.Theearlierchaptersintroducebasicconcepts,suchascrystalstructures,energy-bandtheory,phonons,andtypesofcrystalbinding.Intermediatechaptersdiscussthebasicfeaturesoftransportandopticalpropertiesofsolids.laterchaptersdiscusscurrentresearchtopics,suchasmagnetism,superconductivity,andnanoscience.Thereisanextensivetreatmentofmetals,fromtheviewpointsoffreeelectrons,tightbinding,andstrongcorrelations.Thereisanextensivediscussionofsemiconductors,fromtheviewpointsofbothintrinsic,andthenextrinsicproperties.A11chaptersexceptthefirsthavehomeworkproblems.Theseproblemshavebeenworkedbyagenerationofstudents.