Solid-State Physics

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Learning Solid State Physics requires a mature understanding of diverse concepts across various physics disciplines to grasp how solid materials behave. A solid physical and mathematical foundation is essential. Solid State Physics examines the physical properties of solids, such as electrical, dielectric, magnetic, elastic, and thermal characteristics, based on fundamental physical laws. It shares similarities with chemistry, focusing on common properties of material classes and emphasizing the connection between physical properties and electronic structure. Modern solid state physics emerged in the late thirties and forties, now encompassing condensed matter physics, which includes liquids, soft materials, and non-crystalline solids. This text covers three main areas: atomic binding in solids, lattice vibrations and phonons, and electron behavior in solids. It explores interactions between electrons and phonons and delves into metals, semiconductors, magnetism, superconductivity, dielectrics, optical properties, defects, and contemporary topics like layered materials and nanophysics. The second edition introduces new material on BEC to BCS phenomena, graphene, nanomagnetism, quantum computing, and more. A significant addition is an extensive solutions manual that discusses all text problems, providing a range of difficulty levels and a brief summary to aid problem-solving. "Folk theorems" are included to capture the esse