This book is the eighth edition of an elementary text on solid state/ condensed matter physics for seniors and beginning graduate students of the physical sciences, chemistry, and engineering.

This book is meant to be a first introduction to solid state and con-densed matter physics for advanced undergraduate students.

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Learning solid-state physics requires a certain degree of maturity, since it involves tying together diverse concepts from many areas of physics. The objective is to understand, in a basic way, …

This book is the eighth edition of an elementary text on solid state/ condensed matter physics for seniors and beginning graduate students of the physical sciences, chemistry, and engineering.

We will develop only the basics of solid state physics. We will learn how electrons glide through seemingly impenetrable solids, how their collective motion is described by a Fermi surface, …

Contents 1 About Condensed Matter Physics 1.1 What Is Condensed Matter Physics 1.2 Why Do We Study Condensed Matter Physics?

The density of states is a very useful concept in solid state physics, and refers to how many states there are in an interval in some space. For example, the particle on a ring has density of states …

Introduction to Modern Solid State Physics Yuri M. Galperin FYS 448 Department of Physics, P.O. Box 1048 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Room 427A Phone: +47 22 85 64 95, E-mail: …

heoretical tools. “Solid state” physics is particularly intended here, because “condensed matter” physics includes liquids and gases, and this book does not include in-depth discussion