Solid state physics : a primer /

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Author / Creator:Colombo, Luciano, 1960- author.
Imprint:Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2021]
Description:1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color).
Language:English
Series:IOP ebooks. [2021 collection]
IOP ebooks. 2021 collection.
Subject:Solid state physics.
Condensed matter physics (liquid state & solid state physics)
SCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12558118
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Other authors / contributors:Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.
ISBN:9780750322652
9780750322645
9780750322621
9780750322638
Notes:"Version: 20210301"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
Also available in print.
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Luciano Colombo is a full professor of theoretical condensed matter physics at the University of Cagliari (I) and fellow of the 'Istituto Lombardo - Accademia di Scienze e Lettere' (Milano, I). He has been doing theoretical and computational research on materials physics for more than 30 years, publishing 270+ scientific papers and leading several research projects. He has been the mentor of 100+ students at the bachelor, master, PhD or post-doc level.
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Summary:This book is a self-contained undergraduate textbook in solid state physics. Most excellent existing textbooks in this area are aimed at advanced students and/or have an encyclopaedic content; therefore, they are often overwhelmingly difficult and/or too wide for undergraduates. In contrast, this book is designed to accompany a one-semester, 2nd or 3rd year course aimed at a tutorial introduction to solid state physics. The book is highly accessible and focuses on a selected set of topics (basically, the physics of phonons and electrons in crystals), whilst also providing substantial, in-depth coverage of the subject. Emphasis is given to the underlying physical basis or principle for each topic, although applications are covered when it is possible to link them to fundamental physical concepts in a simple way. The author has taught undergraduate condensed matter physics for 17 years, and the book is based on this experience. Various pedagogical features are used in each chapter, including conceptual layout sections (defining the syllabus of each chapter), extensive use of figures (used to illustrate concepts, or to sketch experimental setups, or to present paradigmatic results) and highlights on the most important equations, definitions, and concepts.
Target Audience:Undergraduates on physics, materials science, chemistry and engineering courses.
Other form:Print version: 9780750322621 9780750322638
Standard no.:10.1088/978-0-7503-2265-2