Defects and Geometry in Condensed Matter Physics
Author: David R. Nelson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-03-18
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780521004008
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Principles of Condensed Matter Physics
Author: P. M. Chaikin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000-09-28
Total Pages: 724
ISBN-13: 1139643053
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNow in paperback, this book provides an overview of the physics of condensed matter systems. Assuming a familiarity with the basics of quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics, the book establishes a general framework for describing condensed phases of matter, based on symmetries and conservation laws. It explores the role of spatial dimensionality and microscopic interactions in determining the nature of phase transitions, as well as discussing the structure and properties of materials with different symmetries. Particular attention is given to critical phenomena and renormalization group methods. The properties of liquids, liquid crystals, quasicrystals, crystalline solids, magnetically ordered systems and amorphous solids are investigated in terms of their symmetry, generalised rigidity, hydrodynamics and topological defect structure. In addition to serving as a course text, this book is an essential reference for students and researchers in physics, applied physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering, who are interested in modern condensed matter physics.
Topology and Geometry for Physicists
Author: Charles Nash
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2013-08-16
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 0486318362
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWritten by physicists for physics students, this text assumes no detailed background in topology or geometry. Topics include differential forms, homotopy, homology, cohomology, fiber bundles, connection and covariant derivatives, and Morse theory. 1983 edition.
Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
Author: Leonard M. Sander
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-02-19
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 1139476459
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis text includes coverage of important topics that are not commonly featured in other textbooks on condensed matter physics; these include surfaces, the quantum Hall effect and superfluidity. The author avoids complex formalism, such as Green's functions, which can obscure the underlying physics, and instead emphasizes fundamental physical reasoning. This text is intended for classroom use, so it features plenty of references and extensive problems for solution based on the author's many years of teaching in the Physics Department at the University of Michigan. This textbook is ideal for physics graduates as well as students in chemistry and engineering; it can equally serve as a reference for research students in condensed matter physics. Engineering students in particular, will find the treatment of the fundamentals of semiconductor devices and the optics of solids of particular interest.
Topology in Condensed Matter
Author: Michael I. Monastyrsky
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2006-02-04
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 3540312641
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book reports new results in condensed matter physics for which topological methods and ideas are important. It considers, on the one hand, recently discovered systems such as carbon nanocrystals and, on the other hand, new topological methods used to describe more traditional systems such as the Fermi surfaces of normal metals, liquid crystals and quasicrystals. The authors of the book are renowned specialists in their fields and present the results of ongoing research, some of it obtained only very recently and not yet published in monograph form.
Modern Condensed Matter Physics
Author: Steven M. Girvin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-02-28
Total Pages: 720
ISBN-13: 110713739X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKComprehensive and accessible coverage from the basics to advanced topics in modern quantum condensed matter physics.
Spin Glasses
Author: K. H. Fischer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1993-05-27
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780521447775
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive account of the theory, experimental work and computer modelling of spin glasses.
Geometrical Frustration
Author: J. F. Sadoc
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1999-08-12
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 0521441986
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA clear account of how the application of geometrical frustration elucidates the structure and properties of non-periodic materials.
Geometry in Condensed Matter Physics
Author: J. F. Sadoc
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9789810200893
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe subject of geometry has become an important ingredient in condensed matter physics. It appears not only to describe, but also to explain structures and their properties. There are two aspects to using geometry: the visual and intuitive understanding, which fosters an immediate grasp of the objects one studies, and the abstract tendency so well developed in the Riemannian manifold theory. Both aspects contribute to the same understanding when they are applied to the main problems occurring in condensed matter sciences. Sophisticated structures found in nature appear naturally as the result of simple constraints which are presented in geometrical terms. Blue phases, amorphous and glassy materials, Frank and Kasper Metals, quasi-crystals are approached in their complexity, using the simple principles of geometry. The relation between biology and liquid crystal sciences, the physics of membranes is a fundamental aspect presented in this book.
Condensed Matter Field Theory
Author: Alexander Altland
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-03-11
Total Pages: 785
ISBN-13: 0521769752
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis primer is aimed at elevating graduate students of condensed matter theory to a level where they can engage in independent research. Topics covered include second quantisation, path and functional field integration, mean-field theory and collective phenomena.
