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INTRODUCTION TO SOLID STATE PHYSICS

SEVENTH EDITION

CHARLES KITTEL, The University of California at Berkeley
ISBN: 0-471-11181-3, 656 Pages, Cloth, 1996

Description:

This text is suitable for the Jr/Sr/Grad level, one or two-semester course in Solid State Physics. First published in 1953, Kittelās text has been the standard introductory text in this course for decades. It is the most widely cited text on solid state physics.

The Seventh Edition of this definitive text unifies the 13 printings of the previous edition and includes a number of new topics. Significant advances in the field have been added or discussed more fully. The theoretical level has not been changed from the previous edition.

Changes In New Edition:

Table of Contents

    1. Crystal Structure
    2. Reciprocal Lattice
    3. Crystal Binding and Elastic Constants
    4. Phonons I: Crystal Vibrations
    5. Phonons II: Thermal Properties
    6. Free Electron Fermi Gas
    7. Energy Bands
    8. Semiconductor Crystals
    9. Fermi Surfaces and Metals
    10. Plasmons, Polaritons, and Polarons
    11. Optical Processes and Excitons
    12. Superconductivity
    13. Dielectrics and Ferroelectrics
    14. Diamagnestism and Paramagnetism
    15. Ferromagnetism and Antiferromagnetism
    16. Magnetic Resonance
    17. Noncrystalline Solids
    18. Point Defects
    19. Surface and Interface Physics
    20. Dislocations
    21. Alloys

Appendix