Introduction to Solid-State Theory

Madelung, Otfried; Taylor, B.C.

Introduction to Solid-State Theory is a textbook for graduate students of physics and materials science. It also provides the theoretical background needed by physicists doing research in pure solid-state physics and its applications to electrical engineering. The fundamentals of solid-state theory are based on a description by delocalized and localized states and - within the concept of delocalized states - by elementary excitations. The development of solid-state theory within the last ten years has shown that by a systematic introduction of these concepts, large parts of the theory can be described in a unified way. This form of description gives a "pictorial" formulation of many elementary processes in solids, which facilitates their understanding.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 1995-11-17

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783540604433

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-61885-7

Dimensions: 235.0cm x155.0cm

Pages: 491.0