Preface
1 The nature of condensed matter
1.1 Some basic orders of magnitude
1.2 Quantum or classical
1.3 Chemical bonds
1.4 The exchange interaction
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Order and disorder
2.1 Ferromagnets
2.2 Crystals
2.3 Other ordered states
2.4 Order parameters
2.5 Disordered condensed matter
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3 Crystals, scattering, and correlations
3.1 Crystals
3.2 Fourier analysis and the reciprocal lattice
3.3 Scattering
3.4 Correlation functions
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4 Surfaces and crystal growth
4.1 Observing surfaces: scanning tunneling microscopy
4.2 Surfaces and surface tension
4.3 Roughening
4.4 Equilibrium crystal shapes
4.5 Crystal growth
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5 Classical and quantum waves
5.1 Lattice vibrations and phonons
5.2 Spin waves and magnons
5.3 Neutron scattering
5.4 M6ssbauer effect
5.5 Two dimensions
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6 The non-interacting electron model
6.1 Sommerfeld model
6.2 Thermally excited states and heat capacity
6.3 Band theory
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7 Dynamics of non-interacting electrons
7.1 Drude model
7.2 Transport in Sommerfeld theory
7.3 Semiclassical theory of transport
7.4 Scattering and the Boltzmann equation
7.5 Donors and acceptors in semiconductors
7.6 Excitons
7.7 Semiconductor devices
7.8 Large magnetic fields
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8 Dielectric and optical properties
8.1 Dielectric functions
8.2 The fluctuation-dissipation theorem
8.3 Self-consistent response
8.4 The RPA dielectric function
8.5 Optical properties of crystals
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9 Electron interactions
9.1 Fermi liquid theory
9.2 Many-electron atoms
9.3 Metals in the Hartree-Fock approximation
9.4 Correlation energy ofjellium
9.5 Inhomogeneous electron systems
9.6 Electrons and phonons
9.7 Strong interactions and magnetism in metals
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10 Superfluidityand superconductivity
10.1 Bose-Einstein condensation and superfluidity
10.2 Helium-3
10.3 Superconductivity
10.4 Microscopic theory
10.5 Ginsburg-Landau theory
10.6 Josephson effect
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References
Index
