Introductory solid state physics / H.P. Myers.
By: Myers, H. P.
Material type: BookPublisher: London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 1990Description: xi, 546 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0850667593; 0850667615 .Subject(s): Solid state physicsDDC 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 | 00024801 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Assuming an elementary knowledge of quantum and statistical physics, this book provides a guide to principal physical properties of condensed matter, as well as the underlying theory necessary for an understanding of their origins.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The materials and methods of solid state physics -- Crystallography -- Diffraction -- Defects in crystals -- Lattice vibrations -- Metallic behaviour and the free electron gas -- The periodic potential -- The cohesion of pure metals -- Some physical properties of metals -- Semiconductors -- Magnetism -- Dielectric media -- Superconductivity -- Aspects of surface physics -- The nucleus and solid state physics.