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A Quantum Approach to Condensed Matter Physics

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A Quantum Approach to Condensed Matter Physics

A Quantum Approach to Condensed Matter Physics

Philip L. Taylor, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
Olle Heinonen
February 2002
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9780521778275
£67.99
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    This textbook is an accessible introduction to the theory underlying the many fascinating properties of solids. Assuming only an elementary knowledge of quantum mechanics, it describes the methods by which one can perform calculations and make predictions of some of the many complex phenomena that occur in solids and quantum liquids. The emphasis is on reaching important results by direct and intuitive methods, and avoiding unnecessary mathematical complexity. Designed as a self-contained text that starts at an elementary level and proceeds to more advanced topics, this book is aimed primarily at advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics, materials science, and electrical engineering. Problem sets are included at the end of each chapter, with solutions available to lecturers. The coverage of some of fascinating developments in condensed matter physics will also appeal to experienced scientists in industry and academia working on electrical properties of materials.

    • An accessible introduction to condensed matter physics
    • Contains coverage of developments in the field
    • Each chapter includes numerous exercises with solutions available from [email protected]

    Reviews & endorsements

    'I believe the book will mostly interest research physicists, including experimentalists, wanting to understand better some of the latest theoretical developments. For them it is a very good text indeed and the authors are to be congratulated on it.' J. L. Beeby, Contemporary Physics

    'As an introduction to the modern theory of condensed matter … this book is excellent.' Microscopy and Analysis

    'The book has the merit of plentiful problems that cover a broad range of topics.' Physics Today

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    February 2002
    Paperback
    9780521778275
    426 pages
    244 × 170 × 23 mm
    0.882kg
    88 b/w illus.
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    Table of Contents

    • 1. Semiclassical introduction
    • 2. Second quantization and the electron gas
    • 3. Boson systems
    • 4. One-electron theory
    • 5. Density functional theory
    • 6. Electron-phonon interactions
    • 7. Superconductivity
    • 8. Semiclassical theory of conductivity in metals
    • 9. Mesoscopic systems
    • 10. The quantum Hall effect
    • 11. Kondo effect and heavy fermions.
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