Sólyom J. Fundamentals of the Physics of Solids. Volume III: Normal, Broken-Symmetry, and Correlated Systems

Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2010. – 774 p. – ISBN10: 3642045170This book is the third of a three-volume series written by the same author. It aims to deliver a comprehensive and self-contained account of the fundamentals of the physics of solids. In the presentation of the properties and experimentally observed phenomena together with the basic concepts and theoretical methods, it goes far beyond most classic texts. The essential features of various experimental techniques are also explained.
This volume is devoted mostly to the discussion of the effects of electron-electron interaction beyond the one-electron approximation. The density-functional theory is introduced to account for correlation effects. The response to external perturbations is discussed in the framework of linear response theory. Landau's Fermi-liquid theory is followed by the theory of Luttinger liquids. The subsequent chapters are devoted to electronic phases with broken symmetry: to itinerant magnetism, to spin- and charge-density waves and their realizations in quasi-one-dimensional materials, as well as to the microscopic theory of superconductivity. An overview is given of the physics of strongly correlated systems. The last chapter covers selected problems in the physics of disordered systems. These parts can be assigned as supplementary reading for interested students or can be discussed in advanced courses.Electron–Electron Interaction and Correlations
Electronic Response to External Perturbations
Cohesive Energy of the Electron System
Excitations in the Interacting Electron Gas
Fermion Liquids
Electronic Phases with Broken Symmetry
Microscopic Theory of Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Systems
Disordered Systems
Response to External Perturbations
Green Functions of the Many-Body Problem
Field Theory of Luttinger Liquids
Renormalization and Scaling in Solid-State Physics
Contents Volume 1: Structure and DynamicsThe Structure of Condensed Matter
The Building Blocks of Solids
Bonding in Solids
Symmetries of Crystals
Consequences of Symmetries
The Structure of Crystals
Methods of Structure Determination
The Structure of Real Crystals
The Structure of Noncrystalline Solids
Dynamics of Crystal Lattices
The Quantum Theory of Lattice Vibrations
The Experimental Study of Phonons
Magnetically Ordered Systems
Elementary Excitations in Magnetic Systems
Physical Constants and Units
The Periodic Table of Elements
Mathematical Formulas
Fundamentals of Group Theory
Scattering of Particles by Solids
The Algebra of Angular-Momentum and Spin Operators
Contents Volume 2: Electronic Properties
Free-Electron Model of Metals
Electrons in the Periodic Potential of a Crystal
Simple Models of the Band Structure
Methods for Calculating and Measuring the Band Structure
Electronic Structure of Semiconductors
Semiclassical Dynamics of Electrons
Electrons in Strong Magnetic Fields
Electrons in Thermally Vibrating Lattices
Transport Phenomena
Optical Properties of Solids
Superconductivity
Transport of Carriers in Semiconductor Devices
Quantum Mechanical Perturbation Theory
Second Quantization
Canonical Transformation