Preface 1 The nature of condensed matter 1.1 Some basic orders of magnitude 1.2 Quantum or classical 1.3 Chemical bonds 1.4 The exchange interaction Suggested reading Problems Order and disorder 2.1 Ferromagnets 2.2 Crystals 2.3 Other ordered states 2.4 Order parameters 2.5 Disordered condensed matter Suggested reading Problems 3 Crystals, scattering, and correlations 3.1 Crystals 3.2 Fourier analysis and the reciprocal lattice 3.3 Scattering 3.4 Correlation functions Suggested reading Problems 4 Surfaces and crystal growth 4.1 Observing surfaces: scanning tunneling microscopy 4.2 Surfaces and surface tension 4.3 Roughening 4.4 Equilibrium crystal shapes 4.5 Crystal growth Suggested reading Problems 5 Classical and quantum waves 5.1 Lattice vibrations and phonons 5.2 Spin waves and magnons 5.3 Neutron scattering 5.4 M6ssbauer effect 5.5 Two dimensions Suggested reading Problems 6 The non-interacting electron model 6.1 Sommerfeld model 6.2 Thermally excited states and heat capacity 6.3 Band theory Suggested reading Problems 7 Dynamics of non-interacting electrons 7.1 Drude model 7.2 Transport in Sommerfeld theory 7.3 Semiclassical theory of transport 7.4 Scattering and the Boltzmann equation
7.5 Donors and acceptors in semiconductors 7.6 Excitons 7.7 Semiconductor devices 7.8 Large magnetic fields Suggested reading Problems 8 Dielectric and optical properties 8.1 Dielectric functions 8.2 The fluctuation-dissipation theorem 8.3 Self-consistent response 8.4 The RPA dielectric function 8.5 Optical properties of crystals Suggested reading Problems 9 Electron interactions 9.1 Fermi liquid theory 9.2 Many-electron atoms 9.3 Metals in the Hartree-Fock approximation 9.4 Correlation energy ofjellium 9.5 Inhomogeneous electron systems 9.6 Electrons and phonons 9.7 Strong interactions and magnetism in metals Suggested reading Problems 10 Superfluidityand superconductivity 10.1 Bose-Einstein condensation and superfluidity 10.2 Helium-3 10.3 Superconductivity 10.4 Microscopic theory 10.5 Ginsburg-Landau theory 10.6 Josephson effect Suggested reading Problems References Index
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