Electrodynamics of Solids

The authors of this book present a thorough discussion of the optical properties of solids, with a focus on electron states and their response to electrodynamic fields. A review of the fundamental aspects of the propagation of electromagnetic fields, and their interaction with condensed matter, is given. This is followed by a discussion of the optical properties of metals, semiconductors, and collective states of solids such as superconductors. Theoretical concepts, measurement techniques and experimental results are covered in three interrelated sections. Well-established, mature fields are discussed (for example, classical metals and semiconductors) together with modern topics at the focus of current interest. The substantial reference list included will also prove to be a valuable resource for those interested in the electronic properties of solids. The book is intended for use by advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers active in the fields of condensed matter physics, materials science and optical engineering.

Combines theoretical background material with experimental techniques and a large number of experimental results
Includes a full reference list of reviews and important publications in the various areas covered

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'Advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers in the fields of condensed matter physics, materials science, and optical engineering will find this book of interest.' Materials Today

'Optics is a multidisciplinary subject with impact on many other branches of physics and engineering. … In this, they have succeeded admirably, providing an up-to-date monograph which includes many useful topics that are not covered in the more standard texts. … an interesting useful book.' Contemporary Physics

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Published: January 2002
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780521597265
Length: 488 pages
Dimensions: 249 × 173 × 28 mm
Weight: 0.79kg
Contains: 159 b/w illus.
Availability: Available

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Contents

1. Introduction
Part I. Concepts and Properties:
2. The interaction of radiation with matter
3. General properties of the optical constants
4. The medium: correlation and response functions
5. Metals
6. Semiconductors
7. Broken-symmetry states of metals
Part II. Methods:
8. Techniques: general considerations
9. Propagation and scattering of electromagnetic waves
10. Spectroscopic principles
11. Measurement configurations
Part III. Experiments:
12. Metals
13. Semiconductors
14. Broken-symmetry states of metals
Appendix A. Fourier and Laplace transformation
Appendix B. Medium of finite thickness
Appendix C. k.p perturbation theory
Appendix D. Sum rules
Appendix E. Non-local response
Appendix F. Dielectric response in reduced dimensions
Appendix G. Important constants and units.

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Martin Dressel , Universität Stuttgart
Martin Dressel received his Doctor of Sciences degree in 1989 from the Universität Göttingen where he subsequently worked as a postdoctoral research fellow. Since then he has held positions in the University of British Columbia at Vancouver, the University of California, Los Angeles, the Technische Universität, Darmstadt, and the Center of Electronic Correlations and Magnetism at the Universität Augsburg. Professor Dressel is now Head of the Physikalisches Institut at the Universität Stuttgart.
George Grüner , University of California, Los Angeles
George Grüner obtained his Doctor of Sciences degree from the Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest, in 1972 and became Head of the the Central Research Institute of Physics in Budapest in 1974. In 1980 he took up the position of Professor of Physics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and later became Director of the Solid State Science Center there. Professor Grüner has been a distinguished visiting professor at numerous institutions worldwide and is a consultant for several international corporations and advisory panels. He is a Guggenheim Fellow and is also a recipient of the Alexander Humboldt Senior American Scientist Award.

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