Advanced Solid State Physics / Edition 1

by Philip Phillips

Overview

Solid state physics continues to be the most rapidly growing subdiscipline in physics. As a result, entering graduate students wishing to pursue research in this field face the daunting task of not only mastering the old topics but also gaining competence in the problems of current interest, such as the fractional quantum Hall effect, strongly correlated electron systems, and quantum phase transitions. This book is written to serve the needs of such students. I have attempted in this book to present some of the standard topics in a way that makes it possible to move smoothly to current material. Hence, all the interesting topics are not presented at the end of the book. For example, immediately after the first 50 pages, Anderson's analysis of local magnetic moments is presented as an application of Hartree-Fock theory; this affords a discussion of the relationship with the Kondo model and how scaling ideas can be used to uncloak low-energy physics. As the key problems of current interest in solid state involve some aspects of electron-electron interactions or disorder or both, I have focused on the archetypal problems in which such physics is central. However, only those problems in which there is a consensus view are discussed extensively. In addition, I have placed the emphasis on physics rather than on techniques. Consequently, I focus on a clear presentation of the phenomenology along with a pedagogical derivation of the relevant equations. A key goal of the detailed derivations is to make it possible for the students who have read this book to immediately comprehend research papers on related topics. A key omission in this book is magnetism beyond the Stoner criterion and local magnetic moments. This omission has arisen primarily because the topic is adequately treated in the book by Assa Auerbach.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367007386
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	09/13/2019
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.62(w) x 9.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Philip Phillips is Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois. As a theoretical condensed matter physicist he has an international reputation for his work on transport in disordered and strongly correlated low-dimensional systems.

Table of Contents

Foreword – Preface — Chapter 1 Noninteracting Electron Gas — Chapter 2 Born-Oppenheimer Approximation — Chapter 3 Second Quantization — Chapter 4 Hartree-Fock Approximation — Chapter 5 Interacting Electron Gas — Chapter 6 Local Magnetic Moments in Metals — Chapter 7 Quenching of Local Moments: The Kondo Problem — Chapter 8 Screening and Plasmons — Chapter 9 Bosonization — Chapter 10 Electron-Lattice Interactions — Chapter 11 Superconductivity — Chapter 12 Localization: The Strong, the Weak, and the Defiant — Chapter 13 Quantum Phase Transitions — Chapter 14 Quantum Hall Effect – References – Index.

Editorial Reviews

Phillips (physics, U. of Illinois) provides an introduction to the growing sub-discipline of solid state physics. Emphasizing theory over techniques and focusing on non-controversial topics, he develops the equations and provides the background in such areas as Born- Oppenheimer approximation, Hartree-Fock approximation, interacting electron gas, local magnetic moments in metals, quenching of local moments, screening and plasmons, bosonization, electron-lattice interactions, superconductivity, quantum phase transitions, and quantum Hall effect Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

"This book has an excellent choice of both traditional and modern topics, which is not found elsewhere. Students and researchers will find it to be a valuable introduction to advanced solid state physics. The text is lucidly written, and there are many supplementary exercises for students to enhance their understanding."
Sudip Chakravarty, Distinguished Professor and David S. Saxon Presidential Term Chair of Physics, University of California Los Angeles

"The book is very carefully written, typeset and illustrated. I consider the author's treatment of the material a complete didactic success. He puts lots of effort in making the complicated theoretical framework and the necessary mathematical manipulations as transparent as possible. He also does an excellent job in explaining the underlying physics … I can recommend the book to anyone interested in a theoretical understanding of many-body effects in solid state physics. Its wide coverage of topics and its didactic approach will help beginning graduate students in the field become familiar with this important research area."
Thomas Peters, Contemporary Physics

"The book provides an up-to-date and lucid presentation of modern advanced-level solid state physics."
Utkir Rozikov, Zentralblatt MATH

"[This book] has an excellent mixture between modern and traditional topics, with emphasis on strongly correlated phenomena … The presentation of the subjects is very pleasing, with important formulas in gray boxes, simple illustrations and instructive tables. Numerous exercises help to deepen the understanding and give additional background on modern developments like, for example, graphene … an ideal textbook for getting acquainted with the most important methods and concepts in modern condensed matter physics …"
Matthias Eschrig, Journal of Applied Crystallography

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