![]() The Wigner-Seitz cell, the reciprocal lattice, the Brillouin zone band structure, crystal momentum,Ĭrystallographic notation, nearly free electrons in 3d, tight-binding in 3d Wannier functions, localised and extended stats, LCAOįermi surfaces, metals vs insulators, graphene Bloch electrons effective velocity and mass, semi-classical equations of motion, Bloch oscillations, holes, Drude model magnetic fields, cyclotron frequency, Onsager quantisation, de Haas-van Alphen oscillations. Gauge field, gauge transformation Landau levels, degeneracy Īharonov-Bohm effect Magnetic monopoles, Dirac quantisation Spin in a magnetic field, spin precession.Įlectrons in one dimension, tight-binding, nearly free electrons, Floquet matrix, Bloch's theorem Bravais lattices, cubic, BCC and FCC, ![]() It covers the basics of band structure, Fermi surfaces, phonons, and particles in magnetic fields. This is an introduction to solid state physics. Nevil Mott, recollecting the glorious moment he first learned of the difference between metals and insulators.ĭavid Tong: Lectures on Solid State Physics In a tone which implied that he was not interested at all. We have also included "folk theorems" to remind about the essence of the physics without the mathematics.“I first heard of this when Fowler was explaining it to one of Rutherford’s closest collaborators, who said ‘very interesting’ In the manual, we have also included a brief summary of solid state physics which should help you get focused on problem solving. ![]() The solutions in this manual are expected to show what we expect to get out of the problems. The problems in our book cover a wide range of difficulty. The major addition to this 2nd edition is an extensive solutions manual, in which all the text problems are discussed. It then applies these areas to (4) Interactions especially of electrons with phonons, (5) Metals, the Fermi surface and alloys, (6) Semiconductors, (7) Magnetism, (8) Superconductivity, (9) Dielectrics and ferroelectrics, (10) Optical properties, (11) Defects, and (12) Certain other modern topics such as layered materials, quantum Hall effect, mesoscopics, nanophysics, and soft condensed matter.įor this 2 nd addition new material has been added on the evolution of BEC to BCS phenomena, conducting polymers, graphene, highly correlated electrons, iron pnictide superconductors, light emitting diodes, N-V centers, nanomagnetism, negative index of refraction, optical lattices, phase transitions, phononics, photonics, plasmonics, quantum computing, solar cells, spin Hall effect, and spintronics. This solid state/condensed matter physics book begins with three broad areas: (1) How and why atoms bind together to form solids, (2) Lattice vibrations and phonons, and (3) Electrons in solids. Modern solid state physics came of age in the late thirties and forties and is now is part of condensed matter physics which includes liquids, soft materials, and non-crystalline solids. ![]() It is typical that Solid State Physics emphasizes how physics properties link to electronic structure. In one sense, Solid State Physics is more like chemistry than some other branches of physics because it focuses on common properties of large classes of materials. the electrical, dielectric, magnetic, elastic, and thermal) properties of solids in terms of basic physical laws. One definition of Solid State Physics is it is the study of the physical (e.g. To do this one needs both a good physical and mathematical background. The objective is to understand, in a basic way, how solid materials behave. Learning Solid State Physics involves a certain degree of maturity, since it involves tying together diverse concepts from many areas of physics. ![]()
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