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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

This new work presents for the first time in decades a sweeping review of the whole field of condensed matter physics. It consolidates new and classic topics from disparate sources, teaching "not only about the effective masses of electrons in semiconductor crystals and band theory, but also about quasicrystals, dynamics of phase separation, why rubber is more floppy than steel, electron interference in nanometer-sized channels, and the quantum Hall effect."

Six major subjects are covered-atomic structure, electronic structure, mechanical properties, electron transport, optical properties, and magnetism. But rather than defining the field in terms of particular materials, the author focuses on the way condensed matter physicists approach physical problems, combining phenomenology and microscopic arguments with information from experiments.

(Extracted from the back cover).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Contents.
-Preface.

-References.

-I. Atomic Structure.

1. The Idea of Crystals.
2. Three-Dimensional Lattices.
3. Experimental Determination of Crystal Structures.
4. Surfaces and Interfaces.
5. Complex Structures.

-II. Electronic Structure.

6. The Single-Electron Model.
7. The Schrödinger Equation and Symmetry.
8. Nearly Free and Tightly Bound Electrons.
9. Electron-Electron Interactions.
10. Calculation of Band Structures.

-III. Mechanical Properties.

11. Cohesion of Solids.
12. Elasticity.
13. Phonons.
14. Dislocations and Cracks.
15. Fluid Mechanics.

-IV. Electron Transport.

16. Dynamics of Bloch Electrons.
17. Transport Phenomena and Fermi Liquid Theory.
18. Microscopic Theories of Conduction.
19. Electronics.

-V. Optical Properties.

20. Phenomenological Theory.
21. Optical Properties of Semiconductors.
22. Optical Properties of Insulators.
23. Optical Properties of Metals and Inelastic Scattering.

-VI. Magnetism.

24. Classical Theories of Magnetism and Ordering.
25. Magnetism of Ions and Electrons.
26. Quantum Mechanics of Interacting Magnetic Moments.
27. Superconductivity.

-Appendices.

A. Lattice Sums and Fourier Transforms.
B. Variational Techniques.
C. Second Quantization.

-Index.