Preface |
The nature of condensed matter / 1: |
Some basic orders of magnitude / 1.1: |
Quantum or classical / 1.2: |
Chemical bonds / 1.3: |
The exchange interaction / 1.4: |
Suggested reading |
Problems |
Order and disorder / 2: |
Ferromagnets / 2.1: |
Crystals / 2.2: |
Other ordered states / 2.3: |
Order parameters / 2.4: |
Disordered condensed matter / 2.5: |
Crystals, scattering, and correlations / 3: |
Fourier analysis and the reciprocal lattice / 3.1: |
Scattering / 3.3: |
Correlation functions / 3.4: |
Surfaces and crystal growth / 4: |
Observing surfaces: scanning tunneling microscopy / 4.1: |
Surfaces and surface tension / 4.2: |
Roughening / 4.3: |
Equilibrium crystal shapes / 4.4: |
Crystal growth / 4.5: |
Classical and quantum waves / 5: |
Lattice vibrations and phonons / 5.1: |
Spin waves and magnons / 5.2: |
Neutron scattering / 5.3: |
Mössbauer effect / 5.4: |
Two dimensions / 5.5: |
The non-interacting electron model / 6: |
Sommerfeld model / 6.1: |
Thermally excited states and heat capacity / 6.2: |
Band theory / 6.3: |
Dynamics of non-interacting electrons / 7: |
Drude model / 7.1: |
Transport in Sommerfeld theory / 7.2: |
Semiclassical theory of transport / 7.3: |
Scattering and the Boltzmann equation / 7.4: |
Donors and acceptors in semiconductors / 7.5: |
Excitons / 7.6: |
Semiconductor devices / 7.7: |
Large magnetic fields / 7.8: |
Dielectric and optical properties / 8: |
Dielectric functions / 8.1: |
The fluctuation-dissipation theorem / 8.2: |
Self-consistent response / 8.3: |
The RPA dielectric function / 8.4: |
Optical properties of crystals / 8.5: |
Electron interactions / 9: |
Fermi liquid theory / 9.1: |
Many-electron atoms / 9.2: |
Metals in the Hartree-Fock approximation / 9.3: |
Correlation energy of jellium / 9.4: |
Inhomogeneous electron systems / 9.5: |
Electrons and phonons / 9.6: |
Strong interactions and magnetism in metals / 9.7: |
Superfluidity and superconductivity / 10: |
Bose-Einstein condensation and superfluidity / 10.1: |
Helium-3 / 10.2: |
Superconductivity / 10.3: |
Microscopic theory / 10.4: |
Ginsburg-Landau theory / 10.5: |
Josephson effect / 10.6: |
References |
Index |
Preface |
The nature of condensed matter / 1: |
Some basic orders of magnitude / 1.1: |
Quantum or classical / 1.2: |
Chemical bonds / 1.3: |
The exchange interaction / 1.4: |