Quantum Theory of Solids

Abstract

Mathematical Introduction. Acoustic Phonons. Plasmons, Optical Phonons, and Polarization Waves. Magnons. Fermion Fields and the Hartree--Forck Approximation. Many--Body Techniques and the Electron Gas. Polarons and the Electron--Phonon Interaction. Superconductivity. Bloch Funcations----General Properties. Brillouin Zones and Crystal Symmetry. Dynamics of Electronics in a Magnetic Field: de Hass--van Alphen Effect and Cyclotron Resonance. Magnetoresistance. Calculation of Energy Bands and Fermi Surfaces. Semiconductor Crystals: I. Energy Bands, Cyclotron Resonance and Impurity States. Semiconductor Crystals: II. Optical Absorption and Excitons. Electrodynamics of Metals. Acoustic Attenuation in Metals. Theory of Alloys. Correlation Functions and Neutron Diffraction by Crystals. Recoilless Emission. Greena s Functions----Application to Solid State Physics. Appendixes.