Out of the crystal maze : chapters from the history of solid state physics /

Focuses on the field of solid-state physics - also referred to as condensed matter physics - which grew to maturity between 1920 and 1960. The history of some exciting developments is told here in an easy-to-follow text, accessible to general readers, while maintaining standards of high scholarship.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hoddeson, Lillian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
Temas:
Solid state physics > History.
Physique de l'état solide > Histoire.
SCIENCE > Physics > Condensed Matter.
Solid state physics.
Vastestoffysica.
Solid state physics
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The roots of solid-state physics before quantum mechanics / Michael Eckert [and others]
  • The development of the quantum mechanical electron theory of metals, 1926-1933 / Lillian Hoddeson, Gordon Baym, and Michael Eckert
  • The development of the band theory of solids, 1933-1960 / Paul Hoch (with contributions from Krzysztof Szymborski)
  • Point defects and ionic crystals : color centers as the key to imperfections / Jürgen Teichmann and Krzysztof Szymborski
  • Mechanical properties of solids / Ernest Braun
  • Magnetism and magnetic materials / Stephen T. Keith and Pierre Quédec
  • Selected topics from the history of semiconductor physics and its applications / Ernest Braun
  • Collective phenomena / Lillian Hoddeson [and others]
  • The solid community / Spencer R. Weart.

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