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Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > States of matter > Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids)

Advances in Lead-Free Piezoelectric Materials (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Jiagang Wu Advances in Lead-Free Piezoelectric Materials (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Jiagang Wu
R7,017 Discovery Miles 70 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book systematically reviews the history of lead-free piezoelectric materials, including the latest research. It also addresses a number of important issues, such as new types of materials prepared in a multitude of sizes, structural and physical properties, and potential applications for high-performance devices. Further, it examines in detail the state of the art in lead-free piezoelectric materials, focusing on the pathways to modify different structures and achieve enhanced physical properties and new functional behavior. Lastly, it discusses the prospects for potential future developments in lead-free piezoelectric materials across disciplines and for multifunctional applications. Given its breadth of coverage, the book offers a comprehensive resource for graduate students, academic researchers, development scientists, materials producers, device designers and applications engineers who are working on or are interested in advanced lead-free piezoelectric materials.

Phase Transformation in Metals - Mathematics, Theory and Practice (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Nestor Perez Phase Transformation in Metals - Mathematics, Theory and Practice (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Nestor Perez
R1,630 Discovery Miles 16 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This textbook explains the physics of phase transformation and associated constraints from a metallurgical or materials science point of view, based on many topics including crystallography, mass transport by diffusion, thermodynamics, heat transfer and related temperature gradients, thermal deformation, and even fracture mechanics. The work presented emphasizes solidification and related analytical models based on heat transfer. This corresponds with the most fundamental physical event of continuous evolution of latent heat of fusion for directional or non-directional liquid-to-solid phase transformation at a specific interface with a certain geometrical shape, such as planar or curved front. Dr. Perez introduces mathematical and engineering approximation schemes for describing the phase transformation, mainly during solidification of pure metals and alloys. Giving clear definitions and explanations of theoretical concepts and full detail of derivation of formulae, this interdisciplinary volume is ideal for graduate and upper-level undergraduate students in applied science, and professionals in the metal making and surface reconstruction industries.

Epitaxy of Semiconductors - Physics and Fabrication of Heterostructures (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2020): Udo W. Pohl Epitaxy of Semiconductors - Physics and Fabrication of Heterostructures (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2020)
Udo W. Pohl
R2,902 Discovery Miles 29 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The extended and revised edition of this textbook provides essential information for a comprehensive upper-level graduate course on the crystalline growth of semiconductor heterostructures. Heteroepitaxy is the basis of today's advanced electronic and optoelectronic devices, and it is considered one of the most important fields in materials research and nanotechnology. The book discusses the structural and electronic properties of strained epitaxial layers, the thermodynamics and kinetics of layer growth, and it describes the major growth techniques: metalorganic vapor-phase epitaxy, molecular-beam epitaxy, and liquid-phase epitaxy. It also examines in detail cubic and hexagonal semiconductors, strain relaxation by misfit dislocations, strain and confinement effects on electronic states, surface structures, and processes during nucleation and growth. Requiring only minimal knowledge of solid-state physics, it provides natural sciences, materials science and electrical engineering students and their lecturers elementary introductions to the theory and practice of epitaxial growth, supported by references and over 300 detailed illustrations. In this second edition, many topics have been extended and treated in more detail, e.g. in situ growth monitoring, application of surfactants, properties of dislocations and defects in organic crystals, and special growth techniques like vapor-liquid-solid growth of nanowires and selective-area epitaxy.

Quantum Dots - Theory and Applications (Hardcover): Vasilios N. Stavrou Quantum Dots - Theory and Applications (Hardcover)
Vasilios N. Stavrou
R3,354 Discovery Miles 33 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ellipsometry of Functional Organic Surfaces and Films (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2018): Karsten Hinrichs, Klaus Jochen Eichhorn Ellipsometry of Functional Organic Surfaces and Films (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2018)
Karsten Hinrichs, Klaus Jochen Eichhorn
R4,705 Discovery Miles 47 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This new edition provides a state-of-the-art survey of ellipsometric methods used to study organic films and surfaces, from laboratory to synchrotron applications, with a special focus on in-situ use in processing environments and at solid-liquid interfaces. Thanks to the development of functional organic, meta- and hybrid materials for new optical, electronic, sensing and biotechnological devices, the ellipsometric analysis of optical and material properties has made tremendous strides over the past few years. The second edition has been updated to reflect the latest advances in ellipsometric methods. The new content focuses on the study of anisotropic materials, conjugated polymers, polarons, self-assembled monolayers, industrial membranes, adsorption of proteins, enzymes and RGD-peptides, as well as the correlation of ellipsometric spectra to structure and molecular interactions.

Representation Surfaces for Physical Properties of Materials - A Visual Approach to Understanding Anisotropic Materials... Representation Surfaces for Physical Properties of Materials - A Visual Approach to Understanding Anisotropic Materials (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Manuel Laso, Nieves Jimeno
R1,557 Discovery Miles 15 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This textbook presents all the mathematical and physical concepts needed to visualize and understand representation surfaces, providing readers with a reliable and intuitive understanding of the behavior and properties of anisotropic materials, and a sound grasp of the directionality of material properties. They will learn how to extract quantitative information from representation surfaces, which encode tremendous amounts of information in a very concise way, making them especially useful in understanding higher order tensorial material properties (piezoelectric moduli, elastic compliance and rigidity, etc.) and in the design of applications based on these materials. Readers will also learn from scratch concepts on crystallography, symmetry and Cartesian tensors, which are essential for understanding anisotropic materials, their design and application. The book describes how to apply representation surfaces to a diverse range of material properties, making it a valuable resource for material scientists, mechanical engineers, and solid state physicists, as well as advanced undergraduates in Materials Science, Solid State Physics, Electronics, Optics, Mechanical Engineering, Composites and Polymer Science. Moreover, the book includes a wealth of worked-out examples, problems and exercises to help further understanding.

New Methods of Computing Radial Distribution Functions of Fluids. (Hardcover): Fred Lado New Methods of Computing Radial Distribution Functions of Fluids. (Hardcover)
Fred Lado
R2,233 Discovery Miles 22 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Classical Analogies in the Solution of Quantum Many-Body Problems (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Aydin Cem Keser Classical Analogies in the Solution of Quantum Many-Body Problems (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Aydin Cem Keser
R2,873 Discovery Miles 28 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book addresses problems in three main developments in modern condensed matter physics- namely topological superconductivity, many-body localization and strongly interacting condensates/superfluids-by employing fruitful analogies from classical mechanics. This strategy has led to tangible results, firstly in superconducting nanowires: the density of states, a smoking gun for the long sought Majorana zero mode is calculated effortlessly by mapping the problem to a textbook-level classical point particle problem. Secondly, in localization theory even the simplest toy models that exhibit many-body localization are mathematically cumbersome and results rely on simulations that are limited by computational power. In this book an alternative viewpoint is developed by describing many-body localization in terms of quantum rotors that have incommensurate rotation frequencies, an exactly solvable system. Finally, the fluctuations in a strongly interacting Bose condensate and superfluid, a notoriously difficult system to analyze from first principles, are shown to mimic stochastic fluctuations of space-time due to quantum fields. This analogy not only allows for the computation of physical properties of the fluctuations in an elegant way, it sheds light on the nature of space-time. The book will be a valuable contribution for its unifying style that illuminates conceptually challenging developments in condensed matter physics and its use of elegant mathematical models in addition to producing new and concrete results.

Non-perturbative Renormalization Group Approach to Some Out-of-Equilibrium Systems - Diffusive Epidemic Process and Fully... Non-perturbative Renormalization Group Approach to Some Out-of-Equilibrium Systems - Diffusive Epidemic Process and Fully Developed Turbulence (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Malo Tarpin
R2,884 Discovery Miles 28 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This thesis presents the application of non-perturbative, or functional, renormalization group to study the physics of critical stationary states in systems out-of-equilibrium. Two different systems are thereby studied. The first system is the diffusive epidemic process, a stochastic process which models the propagation of an epidemic within a population. This model exhibits a phase transition peculiar to out-of-equilibrium, between a stationary state where the epidemic is extinct and one where it survives. The present study helps to clarify subtle issues about the underlying symmetries of this process and the possible universality classes of its phase transition. The second system is fully developed homogeneous isotropic and incompressible turbulence. The stationary state of this driven-dissipative system shows an energy cascade whose phenomenology is complex, with partial scale-invariance, intertwined with what is called intermittency. In this work, analytical expressions for the space-time dependence of multi-point correlation functions of the turbulent state in 2- and 3-D are derived. This result is noteworthy in that it does not rely on phenomenological input except from the Navier-Stokes equation and that it becomes exact in the physically relevant limit of large wave-numbers. The obtained correlation functions show how scale invariance is broken in a subtle way, related to intermittency corrections.

Soft Matter in Plants - From Biophysics to Biomimetics (Hardcover): Kaare Jensen, Yoel Forterre Soft Matter in Plants - From Biophysics to Biomimetics (Hardcover)
Kaare Jensen, Yoel Forterre
R5,297 Discovery Miles 52 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Plants offer some of the most elegant applications of soft matter principles in Nature. Understanding the interplay between chemistry, physics, biology, and fluid mechanics is critical to forecast plant behaviour, which is necessary for agriculture and disease management. It also provides inspiration for novel engineering applications. Starting with fundamental concepts around plant biology, physics of soft matter and viscous fluids, readers of this book will be given a cross-disciplinary and expert grounding to the field. The book covers local scale aspects, such as cell and tissue mechanics, to regional scale matters covering movement, tropism, roots, through to global scale topics around fluid transport. Focussed chapters on water stress, networks, and biomimetics provide the user with a concise and complete introduction. Edited by internationally recognised leading experts in this field with contributions from key investigators worldwide, this book is the first introduction to the subject matter and will be suitable for both physical and life science readers.

Thermodynamics - Fundamental Principles and Applications (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Antonio Saggion, Rossella Faraldo, Matteo... Thermodynamics - Fundamental Principles and Applications (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Antonio Saggion, Rossella Faraldo, Matteo Pierno
R2,706 Discovery Miles 27 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book offers a comprehensive overview of thermodynamics. It is divided into four parts, the first of which equips readers with a deeper understanding of the fundamental principles of thermodynamics of equilibrium states and of their evolution. The second part applies these principles to a series of generalized situations, presenting applications that are of interest both in their own right and in terms of demonstrating how thermodynamics, as a theory of principle, relates to different fields. In turn, the third part focuses on non-equilibrium configurations and the dynamics of natural processes. It discusses both discontinuous and continuous systems, highlighting the interference among non-equilibrium processes, and the nature of stationary states and of fluctuations in isolated systems. Lastly, part four introduces the relation between physics and information theory, which constitutes a new frontier in fundamental research. The book includes step-by-step exercises, with solutions, to help readers to gain a fuller understanding of the subjects, and also features a series of appendices providing useful mathematical formulae. Reflecting the content of modern university courses on thermodynamics, it is a valuable resource for students and young scientists in the fields of physics, chemistry, and engineering.

Handbook of Magnetic Materials, Volume 10 (Hardcover): K.H.J. Buschow Handbook of Magnetic Materials, Volume 10 (Hardcover)
K.H.J. Buschow
R8,578 Discovery Miles 85 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Volume 10 of the Handbook is composed of topical review articles written by leading authorities. In each of these articles an extensive description is given in graphical as well as in tabular form, much emphasis being placed on the discussion of the experimental material in the framework of physics, chemistry and materials science.

Of all the new superconducting materials investigated having a more than three times highter transition temperature, the cuprates are the most prominent. Although originally intended as novel superconducting compounds, these materials have opened a new field of magnetism that permits detailed studies of the propagation of magnetic order as a function of separation and crystallographic orientation as well as studies of the interplay of strain and magnetic properties. Chapter one presents a detailed account of acheivements in this field.

Further chapters report on the progress being made in research areas that have been dealt with in previous volumes of the Handbook. These include the group of soft magnetic materials in which supplementary results dealing with nanocrystalline alloys are highlighted; the magnetic properties of intermetallic compounds in which rare earth elements are combined with nonmagnetic elements; progress in the development in hard magnetic materials, with the emphasis on novel developments in the manufacturing routes and the physical principles on which these new developments are based.

Advanced Laser Process for Surface Enhancement (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Jianhua Yao, Bo Li, Liang Wang Advanced Laser Process for Surface Enhancement (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Jianhua Yao, Bo Li, Liang Wang
R4,594 Discovery Miles 45 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Two typical hybrid laser surface modification processes, i.e. electro/magnetic field aided laser process and supersonic laser deposition technology, are introduced in the book, to solve the common problems in quality control and low efficiency of the laser-only surface modification technology, high contamination and high consumption of the traditional surface modification technology. This book focuses on the principle, characteristics, special equipment, process and industrial applications of the hybrid laser surface modification processes based on the recent research results of the author's group, and provides theoretical guidance and engineering reference for the researchers and engineers engaging in the field of surface engineering and manufacturing.

Application of Polarization Modulation Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy in Electrochemistry (Hardcover, 1st ed.... Application of Polarization Modulation Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy in Electrochemistry (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Izabella Brand
R2,873 Discovery Miles 28 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book describes the physical basis of polarization modulation infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy and its application in electrochemical studies. It provides a concise yet comprehensive review of the research done in this field in the last 20 years. Electrochemical methods are used to determine the rate and mechanism of charge transfer reactions between an electrode and species adsorbed or diffusing to its surface. In the past two decades PM-IRRAS has grown to be one of the most important vibrational spectroscopy techniques applied to investigate structural changes taking place at the electrochemical interface. The monograph presents foundations of this technique and reviews in situ studies of redox-inactive and redox-active films adsorbed on electrode surfaces. It also discusses experimental conditions required in electrochemical and spectroscopic studies and presents practical solutions to perform efficient experiments. As such, it offers an invaluable resource for graduate and postgraduate students, as well as for all researchers in academic and industrial laboratories.

Novel Developments in Condensed Matter Physics: Volume II (Hardcover): Jaron Finley Novel Developments in Condensed Matter Physics: Volume II (Hardcover)
Jaron Finley
R3,143 Discovery Miles 31 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Spectroscopy of Complex Oxide Interfaces - Photoemission and Related Spectroscopies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Claudia... Spectroscopy of Complex Oxide Interfaces - Photoemission and Related Spectroscopies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Claudia Cancellieri, Vladimir N. Strocov
R4,936 Discovery Miles 49 360 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book summarizes the most recent and compelling experimental results for complex oxide interfaces. The results of this book were obtained with the cutting-edge photoemission technique at highest energy resolution. Due to their fascinating properties for new-generation electronic devices and the challenge of investigating buried regions, the book chiefly focuses on complex oxide interfaces. The crucial feature of exploring buried interfaces is the use of soft X-ray angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) operating on the energy range of a few hundred eV to increase the photoelectron mean free path, enabling the photons to penetrate through the top layers - in contrast to conventional ultraviolet (UV)-ARPES techniques. The results presented here, achieved by different research groups around the world, are summarized in a clearly structured way and discussed in comparison with other photoemission spectroscopy techniques and other oxide materials. They are complemented and supported by the most recent theoretical calculations as well as results of complementary experimental techniques including electron transport and inelastic resonant X-ray scattering.

Symmetry in Crystallography - Understanding the International Tables (Hardcover): Paolo Radaelli Symmetry in Crystallography - Understanding the International Tables (Hardcover)
Paolo Radaelli
R2,862 Discovery Miles 28 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"This book presents the reader with a fresh and unconventional approach to teaching crystallographic symmetry. Whereas traditional crystallography textbooks make a heavy use of algebra and rapidly become very technical, this book adopts in the first few chapters a 'pictorial' approach based on the symmetry diagrams of the International Tables for Crystallography. Readers are led step-by-step through simple 'frieze' and 'wallpaper' patterns, with many examples from the visual arts. At the end of chapter 3 they should be able to identify and analyse all these simple symmetries and apply to them the nomenclature and symbols of the International Tables. Mathematical formalism is introduced later on in the book, and by that time the reader will have gained a solid intuitive grasp of the subject matter. This book will provide graduate students, advanced undergraduate students and practitioners in physics, chemistry, earth sciences and structural biology with a solid foundation to master the International Tables of Crystallography, and to understand the relevant literature"--

Semiconductor Safety Handbook - Safety and Health in the Semiconductor Industry (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Richard A.... Semiconductor Safety Handbook - Safety and Health in the Semiconductor Industry (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Richard A. Bolmen
R5,969 R4,104 Discovery Miles 41 040 Save R1,865 (31%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Interwoven within our semiconductor technology development had been the development of technologies aimed at identifying, evaluating and mitigating the environmental, health and safety (EH&S) risks and exposures associated with the manufacturing and packaging of integrated circuits. Driving and advancing these technologies have been international efforts by SEMI's Safety Division, the Semiconductor Safety Association (SSA), and the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
The purpose of the Semiconductor Safety Handbook is to provide a current, single source reference for many of the primary semiconductor EH&S technologies and disciplines. To this end, the contributors have assembled a comprehensive text written by some of the leading experts in EH&S in the semiconductor industry. This text had taken three years to complete and has involved tremendous effort and commitment by the authors.
They have attempted to construct a reference manual that is comprehensive in its coverage of the technical aspects of each individual subject, while at the same time addressing practical applications of each topic. The scope of this text, from its inception, was intended to address significantly more than what would typically be classified under the definition of ""safety."" However, all of the chapters have a direct application to the protection and preservation of semiconductor employees, the surrounding communities and the environment.
This book is a hands-on reference to environmental, health and safety issues critical to the semiconductor industry. It was also the author's intent to produce a text that provides a practical user's guide for semiconductor environmental, health and safety practitioners as well as those individuals responsible for operation, maintenance and production in wafer fabrication facilities.

Nanoplasmonics (Hardcover): Carlos J. Bueno-Alejo Nanoplasmonics (Hardcover)
Carlos J. Bueno-Alejo
R3,348 Discovery Miles 33 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Physics of Liquid Matter (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Paola Gallo, Mauro Rovere Physics of Liquid Matter (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Paola Gallo, Mauro Rovere
R3,656 Discovery Miles 36 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book offers a didactic and a self-contained treatment of the physics of liquid and flowing matter with a statistical mechanics approach. Experimental and theoretical methods that were developed to study fluids are now frequently applied to a number of more complex systems generically referred to as soft matter. As for simple liquids, also for complex fluids it is important to understand how their macroscopic behavior is determined by the interactions between the component units. Moreover, in recent years new and relevant insights have emerged from the study of anomalous phases and metastable states of matter. In addition to the traditional topics concerning fluids in normal conditions, the authors of this book discuss recent developments in the field of disordered systems in condensed and soft matter. In particular they emphasize computer simulation techniques that are used in the study of soft matter and the theories and study of slow glassy dynamics. For these reasons the book includes a specific chapter about metastability, supercooled liquids and glass transition. The book is written for graduate students and active researchers in the field.

Novel Developments in Condensed Matter Physics: Volume I (Hardcover): Jaron Finley Novel Developments in Condensed Matter Physics: Volume I (Hardcover)
Jaron Finley
R3,144 Discovery Miles 31 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Design, Synthesis and Applications of One-Dimensional Chalcogenide Hetero-Nanostructures - Novel Metal Sulfide Hetero-Nanorods... Design, Synthesis and Applications of One-Dimensional Chalcogenide Hetero-Nanostructures - Novel Metal Sulfide Hetero-Nanorods for Enhancing Solar Energy Conversion (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Tao-Tao Zhuang
R2,873 Discovery Miles 28 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This thesis focuses on the design and synthesis of novel one-dimensional colloidal chalcogenide hetero-nanostructures for enhancing solar energy conversion applications. Semiconducting nanomaterials are particular attractive for energy conversion due to the quantum confinement effects dictating their unique optical and electronic properties. Steering the photo-induced charge-flow based on unique bandgap alignment in semiconductor heterojunctions is critical for photo-electric/chemical conversion. The author presents the controllable preparation strategies to synthesize 1D chalcogenide hetero-nanostructures with various fine structures, further been used as excellent template materials for preparing other novel and complex hybrid architectures through a series of chemical transformations. The heterogeneous growth mechanisms of novel hetero-nanostructures is studied for developing a facile and general method to prepare more novel heterostructures. The band gap structure simulations, detailed charge carrier behaviour and unique solar energy conversion properties of the prepared hybrid nanostructures are deeply investigated. This work would open a new door to rationally designing hybrid systems for photo-induced applications.

Solid State Physics, Volume 68 (Hardcover): Robert L Stamps, Robert E Camley Solid State Physics, Volume 68 (Hardcover)
Robert L Stamps, Robert E Camley
R6,547 Discovery Miles 65 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Solid State Physics, Volume 68 provides the latest information on a branch of physics that is primarily devoted to the study of matter in its solid phase, especially at the atomic level. Chapters in this updated volume include new research in the use of phonon-polaritons in polar materials to do plasmonic like studies, but without the plasmons, along with a section on Polar oxide interfaces. This prestigious serial presents timely and state-of-the-art reviews pertaining to all aspects of solid state physics.

Quantum Transport in Mesoscopic Systems - Complexity and Statistical Fluctuations. A Maximum Entropy Viewpoint (Hardcover):... Quantum Transport in Mesoscopic Systems - Complexity and Statistical Fluctuations. A Maximum Entropy Viewpoint (Hardcover)
Pier A. Mello, Narendra Kumar
R4,770 Discovery Miles 47 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents the statistical theory of complex wave scattering and quantum transport in physical systems which have chaotic classical dynamics, as in the case of microwave cavities and quantum dots, or which possess quenched randomness, as in the case of disordered conductors - with an emphasis on mesoscopic fluctuations. The statistical regularity of the phenomena is revealed in a natural way by adopting a novel maximum-entropy approach. Shannon's information entropy is maximised, subject to the symmetries and constraints which are physically relevant, within the powerful and non-perturbative theory of random matrices; this is a most distinctive feature of the book. Aiming for a self-contained presentation, the quantum theory of scattering, set in the context of quasi-one-dimensional, multichannel systems, and related directly to scattering problems in mesoscopic physics, is introduced in chapters two and three. The linear-response theory of quantum electronic transport, adapted to the context of mesoscopic systems, is discussed in chapter four. These chapters, together with chapter five on the maximum-entropy approach and chapter eight on weak localization, have been written in a most pedagogical style, suitable for use on graduate courses. In chapters six and seven, the problem of electronic transport through classically chaotic cavities and quasi-one-dimensional disordered systems is discussed. Many exercises are included, most of which are worked through in detail, aiding graduate students, teachers, and research scholars interested in the subject of quantum transport through disordered and chaotic systems.

Concepts In Solids: Lectures On The Theory Of Solids (Hardcover): Philip W. Anderson Concepts In Solids: Lectures On The Theory Of Solids (Hardcover)
Philip W. Anderson
R1,490 Discovery Miles 14 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

These lecture notes constitute a course on a number of central concepts of solid state physics - classification of solids, band theory, the developments in one-electron band theory in the presence of perturbation, effective Hamiltonian theory, elementary excitations and the various types of collective elementary excitation (excitons, spin waves and phonons), the Fermi liquid, ferromagnetic spin waves, antiferromagnetic spin waves and the theory of broken symmetry.The book can be used in conjunction with a survey course in solid state physics, or as the basis of a first graduate-level course. It can be read by anyone who has had basic grounding in quantum mechanics.

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