An introduction to the area of condensed matter in a nutshell. This textbook covers the standard topics, including crystal structures, energy bands, phonons, optical properties, ferroelectricity, superconductivity, and magnetism. Series: In a Nutshell. Num Pages: 592 pages, 162 line illus. 35 tables. BIC Classification: PHFC; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 189 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1364. . 2010. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Condensed Matter in a Nutshell
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0691140162
ISBN 13: 9780691140162
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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A comprehensive introduction to condensed matter and material physics

Condensed Matter in a Nutshell is the most concise, accessible, and self-contained introduction to this exciting and cutting-edge area of modern physics. This premier textbook covers all the standard topics, including crystal structures, energy bands, phonons, optical properties, ferroelectricity, superconductivity, and magnetism. It includes in-depth discussions of transport theory, nanoscience, and semiconductors, and also features the latest experimental advances in this fast-developing field, such as high-temperature superconductivity, the quantum Hall effect, graphene, nanotubes, localization, Hubbard models, density functional theory, phonon focusing, and Kapitza resistance. Rich in detail and full of examples and problems, this textbook is the complete resource for a two-semester graduate course in condensed matter and material physics.

Covers standard topics like crystal structures, energy bands, and phonons
Features the latest advances like high-temperature superconductivity and more
Full of instructive examples and challenging problems
Solutions manual (available only to teachers)

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Gerald D. Mahan is Distinguished Professor of Physics at Pennsylvania State University. His books include Quantum Mechanics in a Nutshell (Princeton) and Many-Particle Physics.

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