Out of the crystal maze : chapters from the history of solid state physics /

Other Authors: Hoddeson, Lillian.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
Subjects:
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=169791
Table of Contents:
  • The roots of solid-state physics before quantum mechanics / Michael Eckert [and others]
  • The development of the quantum mechanical electron theory of metals, 1926-1933 / Lillian Hoddeson, Gordon Baym, and Michael Eckert
  • The development of the band theory of solids, 1933-1960 / Paul Hoch (with contributions from Krzysztof Szymborski)
  • Point defects and ionic crystals : color centers as the key to imperfections / Jürgen Teichmann and Krzysztof Szymborski
  • Mechanical properties of solids / Ernest Braun
  • Magnetism and magnetic materials / Stephen T. Keith and Pierre Quédec
  • Selected topics from the history of semiconductor physics and its applications / Ernest Braun
  • Collective phenomena / Lillian Hoddeson [and others]
  • The solid community / Spencer R. Weart.