Fundamentals of Condensed Matter Physics

Marvin L. Cohen, Steven G. Louie

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9780521513319
• eBook ISBN: 9781316572825
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Physics
• Index: Physics

Based on an established course and covering the fundamentals, central areas and contemporary topics of this diverse field, Fundamentals of Condensed Matter Physics is a much-needed textbook for graduate students. The book begins with an introduction to the modern conceptual models of a solid from the points of view of interacting atoms and elementary excitations. It then provides students with a thorough grounding in electronic structure and many-body interactions as a starting point to understand many properties of condensed matter systems - electronic, structural, vibrational, thermal, optical, transport, magnetic and superconducting - and methods to calculate them. Taking readers through the concepts and techniques, the text gives both theoretically and experimentally inclined students the knowledge needed for research and teaching careers in this field. It features 246 illustrations, 9 tables and 100 homework problems, as well as numerous worked examples, for students to test their understanding. Solutions to the problems for instructors are available at www.cambridge.org/cohenlouie.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Dedication
• Table of contents
• Preface
• Part I Basic concepts: electrons and phonons
• Part II Electron interactions, dynamics, and responses
• Part III Optical and transport phenomena
• Part IV Many-body effects, superconductivity,magnetism, and lower-dimensional systems
• References
• Index