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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521872901

ISBN-139780521872904

eBay Product ID (ePID)70872144

Product Key Features

Number of Pages286 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics

SubjectPhysics / Condensed Matter, Physics / General

Publication Year2009

TypeTextbook

AuthorLeonard M. Sander

Subject AreaScience

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight27.3 Oz

Item Length9.9 in

Item Width7.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition22

Reviews'An experienced researcher in several condensed matter subfields, Sander based [this] book on his lecture notes for a course he taught at the University of Michigan. ... Overall, the book presents the appropriate topics for a graduate-level course in condensed matter physics.' Physics Today, 'An experienced researcher in several condensed matter subfields, Sander based [this] book on his lecture notes for a course he taught at the University of Michigan. â€¦ Overall, the book presents the appropriate topics for a graduate-level course in condensed matter physics.' Physics Today

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal530.41

Table Of ContentPreface; 1. The nature of condensed matter; 2. Order and disorder; 3. Crystals, scattering, and correlations; 4. Surfaces and crystal growth; 5. Classical and quantum waves; 6. The non-interacting electron model; 7. Dynamics of non-interacting electrons; 8. Dielectric and optical properties; 9. Electron interactions; 10. Superfluidity and superconductivity; References; Index.

SynopsisThis text adopts a modern, unified approach to topics that are not often featured in other books on this subject. Favouring physical reasoning over complex mathematical formalism it is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in physics, chemistry and engineering., This text includes coverage of important topics that are not commonly featured in other textbooks on condensed matter physics; these include surfaces, the quantum Hall effect and superfluidity. The author avoids complex formalism, such as Green's functions, which can obscure the underlying physics, and instead emphasizes fundamental physical reasoning. This text is intended for classroom use, so it features plenty of references and extensive problems for solution based on the author's many years of teaching in the Physics Department at the University of Michigan. This textbook is ideal for physics graduates as well as students in chemistry and engineering; it can equally serve as a reference for research students in condensed matter physics. Engineering students in particular, will find the treatment of the fundamentals of semiconductor devices and the optics of solids of particular interest.

LC Classification NumberQC173.454