Solid state physics / Neil W. Ashcroft and N. David Mermin.
By: Ashcroft, Neil W.
Contributor(s): Mermin, N. David.
Material type: BookPublisher: New York ; London : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1977]Description: xxi, 826 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0030839939; 0030493463.Subject(s): SolidsDDC classification: 530.41Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 530.41 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00024755 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book provides an introduction to the field of solid state physics for undergraduate students in physics, chemistry, engineering, and materials science.
Includes index.
The drude theory of metals -- The sommerfield theory of metals -- Failures of the free electron model -- Crystal lattices -- The reciprocal lattice -- Determination of crystal structures by x ray diffraction -- Classification of Bravais lattices and crystal structures -- Electron levels in a periodic potential:general properties -- Electrons in a weak periodic potential -- The tight-binding method -- Other methods for calculating band structure -- The semiclassicsl model of electron dynamics -- The semiclassical theory of conduction in metals -- Measuring the fermi surface -- Band structure of selected metals -- Beyond the relaxation time approximation -- Beyond the independent electron approximation -- Surface effects -- Classification of solids -- Cohesive energy -- Failures of the static lattice model -- Classical theory of the harmonic crystal -- Quantum theory of the harmonic crystal -- Measuring phonon dispersion relations -- Anharmonic effect in crystals -- Phonons in metals -- Dielectric properties of insulators -- Homogeneous semiconductors -- Inhomogeneous semiconductors -- Defects in crystals -- Diamagnetism and paramagnetism -- Electron interactions and magnetic structure -- Magnetic ordering -- Superconductivity.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- The Drude Theory of Metals
- The Sommerfeld Theory of Metals
- Failures of the Free Electron Model
- Crystal Lattices
- The Reciprocal Lattice
- Determination of Crystal Structures by X-Ray Diffraction
- Classification of Bravais Lattices and Crystal Structures
- Electron levels in a Periodic Potential: General Properties
- Electrons in a Weak Periodic Potential
- The Tight-Binding Method
- Other Methods for Calculating Band Structure
- The Semiclassical Model of Electron Dynamics
- The Semiclassical Theory of Conduction in Metals
- Measuring the Fermi Surface
- Band Structure of Selected Metals
- Beyond the Relaxation
- Time Approximation
- Beyond the Independent Electron Approximation
- Surface Effects
- Classification of Solids
- Cohesive Energy
- Failures of the Static Lattice Model
- Classical Theory of the Harmonic Crystal
- Quantum Theory of the Harmonic Crystal
- Measuring Phonon Dispersion Relations
- Anharmonic Effects in Crystals
- Phonons in Metals
- Dielectric Properties of Insulators
- Homogeneous Semiconductors
- Inhomogeneous Semiconductors
- Defects in Crystals
- Diamagnetism and Paramagnetism
- Electron Interactions and Magnetic Structure
- Magnetic Ordering
- Superconductivity
- Appendices