Fundamentals of the Physics of Solids

The 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.

From the reviews:"This first volume ... focuses on crystal structure and lattice dynamics. ... provides a substantial amount of theoretical material at an advanced graduate level. ... There is more material here than can be covered in a single semester, and this book is more detailed than the well-known books ... . This volume would be most attractive for a one- or even two-semester advanced graduate course, and is a desirable reference work anywhere condensed matter/solid state/materials research is conducted. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals." (M. C. Ogilvie, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (11), 2008)"This is the first volume of three textbooks used by author to teach a two or three semester solid-state physics course at Eötvös University in Budapest. ... We found the text very self-explanatory, very student friendly, and highly useful. ... In conclusion, this first volume is an excellent textbook that we recommend for a solid-state physics course ... . Many students and solid-state research fellows will find it easy to learn from this book even without help from a professor." (Fernande Grandjean and Gary J. Long, Belgian Physical Society Magazine, Issue (1), March, 2009)