The Drude Theory of Metals |
The Sommerfeld Theory of Metals |
Failures of the Free Electron Model |
Crystal Lattices |
The Reciprocal Lattice |
Determination of Crystal Structures by X-Ray Diffraction |
Classification of Bravais Lattices and Crystal Structures |
Electron levels in a Periodic Potential: General Properties |
Electrons in a Weak Periodic Potential |
The Tight-Binding Method |
Other Methods for Calculating Band Structure |
The Semiclassical Model of Electron Dynamics |
The Semiclassical Theory of Conduction in Metals |
Measuring the Fermi Surface |
Band Structure of Selected Metals |
Beyond the Relaxation |
Time Approximation |
Beyond the Independent Electron Approximation |
Surface Effects |
Classification of Solids |
Cohesive Energy |
Failures of the Static Lattice Model |
Classical Theory of the Harmonic Crystal |
Quantum Theory of the Harmonic Crystal |
Measuring Phonon Dispersion Relations |
Anharmonic Effects in Crystals |
Phonons in Metals |
Dielectric Properties of Insulators |
Homogeneous Semiconductors |
Inhomogeneous Semiconductors |
Defects in Crystals |
Diamagnetism and Paramagnetism |
Electron Interactions and Magnetic Structure |
Magnetic Ordering |
Superconductivity |
Appendices |
The Drude Theory of Metals |
The Sommerfeld Theory of Metals |
Failures of the Free Electron Model |
Crystal Lattices |
The Reciprocal Lattice |
Determination of Crystal Structures by X-Ray Diffraction |