This book aims to introduce the reader to the behaviour of
electrons in solids, starting with the simplest possible model, and
introducing higher-level models only when the simple model is
inadequate. Unlike other solid state physics texts, this book does
not begin with complex crystallography, but instead builds up from
the simplest possible model of a free electron in a box. The
approach is to introduce the subject through its historical
development, and to show how quantum mechanics is necessary for an
understanding of the properties of electrons in solids. It does not
treat the dynamics of the crystal lattice, but proceeds to examine
the consequences of collective behaviour in the phenomena of
magnetism and superconductivity. Throughout the mathematics is
straightforward and uses standard notation. This text is suitable
for a second or third year undergraduate course in physics, and
would also be suitable for an introductory solid state course in
materials science or materials chemistry.
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