Description

This is an introductory book on solid state
physics. It is a translation of a Hebrew
version, written for the Open University
in Israel. Aimed mainly for self-study, the
book contains appendices with the necessary
background, explains each calculation in
detail and contains many solved problems.
The bulk of the book discusses the basic
concepts of periodic crystals, including lattice
structures, radiation scattering off crystals,
crystal bonding, vibrations of crystals, and
electronic properties. On the other hand, the
book also presents brief reviews of advanced
topics, e.g. quasicrystals, soft condensed
matter, mesoscopic physics and the quantum
Hall effect. There are also many specific
examples drawn from modern research
topics, e.g. perovskite oxides relevant for high
temperature superconductivity, graphene,
electrons in low dimensions and more.