The Oxford Solid State Basics

by Steven H. Simon and Simon

Book Overview

The study of solids is one of the richest, most exciting, and most successful branches of physics. While the subject of solid state physics is often viewed as dry and tedious this new book presents the topic instead as an exciting exposition of fundamental principles and great intellectual breakthroughs. Beginning with a discussion of how the study of heat capacity of solids ushered in the quantum revolution, the author presents the key ideas of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199680779
• ISBN13: 9780199680771
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 9.1"