Solid State Physics by Giuseppe Grosso and Giuseppe Pastori Parravicini explains to readers the newest advances in the area of condensed matter physics with rigorous, but lucid mathematics. Examples are an integral part of the text, and they are carefully designed to apply the fundamental principles illustrated in the text to currently active topics of research.
This text ridges the gap between fundamental principles and active fields of reserch, including explanations of all the latest advances. It is addressed to students at the graduate and advanced level, both oriented toward theoretical and experimental activity. No particular prerequisite is required, except for the ordinary working knowledge of wave mechanics. The degree of difficulty increases somewhat as the book progresses; however, the contents develop always in very gradual steps.
The material presented in the book has been assembled to make as economical as possible the didactical task of teaching, or learning, the various subjects. The general organization in chapters, and groups of chapters, is summarized in the synoptic table of contents. The first three chapters have a propaedeutic nature to the main entries of the book.
Chapter IV starts with the analysis of the electronic structure of crystals, one of the most traditional subjects in solid state physics; chapters V and VI concern the band theory of solids and a number of specific applications; the concepts of excitons and plasmons are given in chapter VII. Then, in chapters VIII and IX, the adiabatic principle and the interdependence of electronic states and lattice dynamics are studied.
Having established the electronic and vibrational structure of crystals, the successive chapters from X to XIV describe several investigative techniques of crystalline properties; these include scattering of particles, optical spectroscopy, and transport measurements. Chapters XV, XVI and XVII concern the electronic magnetism of tendentially delocalized or localized electronic systems, and cooperative magnetic effects. The final chapter is an introduction to the world of superconductivity.
From a didactical point of view, an effort is made to remain as rigorous as possible, while keeping the presentation at an accessible level. In this book, on one hand we aim to give a clear presentation of the basic physical facts, on the other hand we wish to describe them by rigorous theoretical and mathematical tools.
The technical side is given the due attention and is never considered optional; in fact, a clear supporting theoretical formalism (without being pedantic) is essential to establish the limits of the physical models, and is basic enough to allow the reader eventually to move on his or her own legs, this being the ultimate purpose of a useful book.
The various chapters are organized in a self-contained way for the contents, appendixes (if any), references, and have their own progressive numeration for tables, figures and formulae (the chapter number is added when addressing items in chapters differing from the running one). With regards to the references, these are intended only as orientative, since it is impossible to mention, let alone to comment on, all the relevant contributions of the wide literature.
Since the chapters are presented in a (reasonably) self-contained way, the lecturers and readers are not compelled to follow the order in which the various subjects are discussed; the chapters, or group of chapters, can be taken up with great flexibility, selecting those topics that best fit personal tastes or needs. We will be very interested and very pleased to receive (either directly or by correspondence) comments and suggestions from lecturers and readers.
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