Advanced condensed matter physics /
Leonard M. Sander.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- ix, 274 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-268) and index.
The nature of condensed matter -- Order and disorder -- Crystals, scattering, and correlations -- Surfaces and crystal growth -- Classical and quantum waves -- The non-interacting electron model -- Dynamics of non-interacting electrons -- Dielectric and optical properties -- Electron interactions -- Superfluidity and superconductivity.
This text includes coverage of important topics that are not commonly featured in other textbooks on condensed matter physics; these include surfaces, the quantum Hall effect and superfluidity.