Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xx, 699 Seiten)
Edition:
Reprinted (with corrections)
ISBN:
9780511813467
Content:
Now in paperback, this book provides an overview of the physics of condensed matter systems. Assuming a familiarity with the basics of quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics, the book establishes a general framework for describing condensed phases of matter, based on symmetries and conservation laws. It explores the role of spatial dimensionality and microscopic interactions in determining the nature of phase transitions, as well as discussing the structure and properties of materials with different symmetries. Particular attention is given to critical phenomena and renormalization group methods. The properties of liquids, liquid crystals, quasicrystals, crystalline solids, magnetically ordered systems and amorphous solids are investigated in terms of their symmetry, generalised rigidity, hydrodynamics and topological defect structure. In addition to serving as a course text, this book is an essential reference for students and researchers in physics, applied physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering, who are interested in modern condensed matter physics
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521432245
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521794503
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe Chaikin, Paul M., 1945 - Principles of condensed matter physics Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 1997 ISBN 0521432243
Language:
English
Subjects:
Physics
Keywords:
Kondensierte Materie
;
Festkörperphysik
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511813467
