Elementary Excitations in Solids : Lectures on Phonons, Electrons, and Plasmons
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Elementary Excitations in Solids : Lectures on Phonons, Electrons, and Plasmons (Advanced Book Classics)
Publisher: Westview Press
Number Of Pages: 312
Publication Date: 1999-01-01
Sales Rank: 147153
ISBN / ASIN: 0738201154
EAN: 9780738201153
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: Westview Press
Studio: Westview Press
Average Rating: 5
Based on lectures given in an advanced course in the theory of solids at the University of Illinois in 1961, this text continues to fill the need to communicate the present view of a solid as a system of interacting particles which, under suitable circumstances, behaves like a collection of nearly independent elementary excitations. In addition to introducing basic concepts, the author frequently refers to experimental data. For the most part, both the basic theory and the applications discussed deal with the behavior of “simple” metals, such as the alkali metals, rather than the “complicated” metals, such as the transition metals and the rare earths. Problems have been included for most of the chapters.
Review:
A delightful and insightful read
A gem of scientific literature, Elementary Excitations in Solids is organized, well thought out, and readable. Pines mixes experimental evidence with theoretical models in way that reminds the reader we are doing science not just math or experimental engineering. I recommend this book to any one who is learning condensed matter theory and wants to sit back some weekend afternoon, kick back, and enjoy a brisk but insightful presentation of phonons and plasmons. This book is truly a classic!
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