Introduction to Solid State Physics

New edition of the most widely-used textbook on solid state physics in the world. Describes how the excitations and imperfections of actual solids can be understood with simple models that have firmly established scope and power. The foundation of this book is based on experiment, application and theory. Several significant advances in the field have been added including high temperature superconductors, quasicrystals, nanostructures, superlattices, Bloch/Wannier levels, Zener tunneling, light-emitting diodes and new magnetic materials. 1. Crystal Structure -- 2. Reciprocal Lattice -- 3. Crystal Binding And Elastic Constants -- 4. Phonons I. Crystal Vibrations -- 5. Phonons Ii. Thermal Properties -- 6. Free Electron Fermi Gas -- 7. Energy Bands -- 8. Semiconductor Crystals -- 9. Fermi Surfaces And Metals -- 10. Plasmons, Polaritons, And Polarons -- 11. Optical Processes And Excitons -- 12. Superconductivity -- 13. Dielectrics And Ferroelectrics -- 14. Diamagnetism And Paramagnetism -- 15. Ferromagnetism And Antiferromagnetism -- 16. Magnetic Resonance -- 17. Noncrystalline Solids -- 18. Point Defects -- 19. Surface And Interface Physics -- 20. Dislocations -- 21. Alloys -- App. A Temperature Dependence Of The Reflection Lines -- App. B Ewald Calculation Of Lattice Sums -- App. C Quantization Of Elastic Waves: Phonons -- App. D Fermi-dirac Distribution Function -- App. E Derivation Of Dk/dt Equation -- App. F Boltzmann Transport Equation -- App. G Vector Potential, Field Momentum, And Gauge Transformations. App. H Cooper Pairs -- App. I Ginsburg-landau Equation -- App. J Electron-phonon Collisions. Charles Kittel. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This edition relates significant advances in the field, presenting detailed explanations of nanostructures, superlattices, Block-Wannier levels, Zener tunnelling, light-emitting diodes, fibre optics, high temperature superconductors, microscopy and new magnetic materials. Quick delivery. Quality product. Substantial source of technical knowledge. Well worth the money. I am a very satisfied customer.