Quantum Theory of Solids by C. Kittel

Title of the book: Quantum Theory of Solids

Authors: C. Kittel

Edition: SECOND

Publishers: JOHN WILEY & SONS

ISBN 0-471-62412-8 (pbk.)

Pages: 523

Chapters: 21

Files type: PDF

File size: 77 MB

Contents:

Mathematical Introduction

Acoustic Phonons

Plasmons, Optical Phonons, and Polarization Waves

Magnons

Fermion Fields and the Hartree-Fock Approximation

Many-Body Techniques and the Electron Gas

Polarons and the Electron-Phonon Interaction

Superconductivity

Bloch Functions-General Properties

Brillouin Zones and Crystal Symmetry

Dynamics of Electrons in a Magnetic Field: de Haas-van Alphen Effect and Cyclotron Resonance

Magnetoresistance

Calculation of Energy Bands and Fermi Surfaces

Semiconductor Crystals: I. Energy Bands, Cyclotron Resonance,and Impurity States

Semiconductor Crystals: II. Optical Absorption and Excitons

Electrodynamics of Metals

Acoustic Attenuation in Metals

Theory of Alloys

Correlation Functions and Neutron Diffraction by Crystals

Recoilless Emission

Green's Functions-Application to Solid State Physics