This textbook, written by V.F. Gantmakher of the Institute of Solid State Physics, covers modern concepts in the physics of electrons in solids. It is intended for professionals and students working in solid state physics and provides a clear overview with minimal mathematics. The emphasis is on physical models that stimulate creative thinking.
Description
The book discusses various experimental setups and optimal computing algorithms in state physics. It compares Boltzmann and hopping conduction, presents the qualitative theory of weak localization, and explores its connections to real localization and to metal–insulator transitions. In addition, processes for the formation of impurity bands and applications such as granular metal, quasicrystals, and the entire quantum Hall effect are made accessible. The emphasis is always on the universal applicability of the concepts in solid state physics.
Product specifications
- Author: V.F. Gantmakher (Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences)
- Series: International Series of Monographs on Physics, Volume 130
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication date: 2005-08-25
- Number of pages: 238
- ISBN: 9780198567561
- Theme: Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics)
- BISAC: SCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter
About the author
V.F. Gantmakher is a professor at the Institute of Solid State Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Chernogolovka, Russia.