Quantum Theory of Solids

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Quantum Theory of Solids is a foundational physics text that systematically applies quantum mechanics to explain the electronic, thermal, and structural properties of crystalline solids.

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instanceOf nonfiction book
physics textbook
scientific monograph
applies quantum mechanics to crystalline solids
approach systematic application of quantum mechanics to solids
audience graduate students in physics
researchers in condensed matter physics
covers electrical conductivity in solids
magnetic ordering in solids
quantum theory of lattice vibrations
theory of specific heat in solids
thermal conductivity in solids
describes electronic structure of crystalline solids
structural behavior of crystalline solids
thermal behavior of crystalline solids
field condensed matter physics
quantum mechanics
solid-state physics
focusesOn microscopic explanation of macroscopic properties of solids
hasFormat digital
print
influenced later textbooks in solid-state physics
language English
topic Bloch electrons
Brillouin zone
surface form: Brillouin zones

Fermi surfaces
band theory of solids
crystal lattices
crystalline solids
defects in crystals
electron-phonon interaction
electronic properties of solids
insulators
lattice dynamics
magnetic properties of solids
nearly free electron model
phonons
quantum theory of metals
reciprocal lattice
semiconductors
structural properties of solids
thermal properties of solids
tight-binding approximation
transport phenomena in solids
usedIn graduate education in materials science
graduate education in physics

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Rudolf Peierls notableWork Quantum Theory of Solids