Introductory Solid State Physics

An Emphasis on Magnetism

David C. Johnston (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

176 Seiten

2025
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-1-032-98263-2 (ISBN)

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Introductory Solid State Physics: An Emphasis on Magnetism acts as a supplement to students tackling solid state physics at both the undergraduate and graduate level. The BCS theory of superconductivity is not included in undergraduate-level books, because the theory is derived at the graduate level. However, this book uses the equations derived by BCS to calculate the thermodynamic properties of superconductors such as the temperature dependence of the heat capacity using techniques accessible to undergraduates. Also covering topics such as wave diffraction, the essentials of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and local-moment magnetism, it is useful for those studying solid state physics at any level.

Key Features:

Includes the BCS theory of superconductivity
Provides material that is accessible to students at all levels
Approaches the subject with a particular emphasis on magnetism

David C. Johnston earned his Ph.D. in Solid State Physics from the University of California at San Diego under Prof. Bernd T. Matthias in 1975 and was a research scientist there until 1978. He was a member of the research staff of the Corporate Research Laboratories of the Exxon Research and Engineering Company from 1978 to 1987. He was then a Professor at Iowa State University and a Senior Physicist at Ames Laboratory from 1987 to 2000 and was named a Distinguished Professor in 2000. He is a Fellow and Outstanding Referee of the American Physical Society.

Chapter 1: Crystal Structures. Chapter 2: Wave Diffraction. Chapter 3: Essentials of Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. Chapter 4: Crystal Lattice Properties. Chapter 5: Noninteracting Local-Moment Magnetism. Chapter 6: Quantum Magnetic Moments Interacting by Heisenberg Exchange: Molecular Field Theory. Chapter 7: Magnetic Resonance. Chapter 8: Free-Electron Fermi Gas. Chapter 9: Band Structure of Itinerant Electrons in Metallic Solids. Chapter 10: Electrical Resistivity and Hall Effect. Chapter 11: Superconductivity. Appendix A: Notes on Magnetic Susceptibility Experiments. Bibliography. Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	13.05.2025
Zusatzinfo	6 Tables, black and white; 151 Line drawings, black and white; 151 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 280 mm
Gewicht	510 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Festkörperphysik
Themenwelt	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10	1-032-98263-2 / 1032982632
ISBN-13	978-1-032-98263-2 / 9781032982632
Zustand	Neuware