Out of the Crystal Maze : Chapters from The History of Solid State Physics


Lillian. Hoddeson
Bok Engelsk 1992 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
New York : : Oxford University Press, , 1992.
Omfang
1 online resource (722 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Abbreviations; 1. The Roots of Solid-State Physics Before Quantum Mechanics; 2. The Development of the Quantum Mechanical Electron Theory of Metals, 1926-1933; 3. The Development of the Band Theory of Solids, 1933-1960; 4. Point Defects and Ionic Crystals: Color Centers as the Key to Imperfections; 5. Mechanical Properties of Solids; 6. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials; 7. Selected Topics from the History of Semiconductor Physics and Its Applications; 8. Collective Phenomena; 9. The Solid Community; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U. - VW; X; Y; Z. - 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.
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019505329X

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