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PHY.K02UF Molecular and Solid State Physics
Books on Solid State Physics
Introductory textbooks
Experimentalphysik 3: Atome, Moleküle und Festkörper , Demtröder
This is an introductory text where some of the difficult mathematics is left out.
Available as an ebook from the TU Graz library
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The Physics of Atoms and Quanta, H. Haken und H. C. Wolf
This book discusses many-electron atoms at the level of this course. The German version is called
Atom- und Quantenphysik
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Atomic and Molecular Physics, Colombo
Available as an ebook from the TU Graz library
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Molecular Physics & Elementary of Quantum Chemistry, H. Haken und H. C. Wolf
This books discusses molecules at the level of this course.
The German version
Molekülphysik und Quantenchemie
is available as an ebook from the TU Graz library
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Festkörperphysik, R. Gross und A. Marx
This book is based on a course given at TU Munich. We will cover the material in about the first 10 chapters of this book.
Available as an e-book: De Gruyter: Festkörperphysik
Introduction to solid state physics, 8th edition, C. Kittel
The most widely used introductory solid state physics textbook. A German translation is available in the library. We will cover about the first eight chapters of this book.
Festkörperphysik, H. Ibach and H. Lüth
The most widely used introductory solid state textbook in German speaking countries.
Available as an ebook from the TU Graz library
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Einführung in die Festkörperphysik Festkörperphysik, K. Kopitzki und P. Herzog
Available as an ebook from the TU Graz library
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Principles of Semiconductor Devices, B. Van Zeghbroeck
Covers semiconductors.
http://ece-www.colorado.edu/~bart/book/book/contents.htm
Advanced textbooks
Theoretische Festkörperphysik, Sormann und E. Schachinger
Theoretische Festkörperphysik
Chapters 1-5 are relevant for this course.
Theoretische Festkörperphysik, Gerd Czycholl
Available as an ebook from the TU Graz library
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Solid state physics, Ashcroft and Mermin
A detailed graduate text.
Solid state theory, W. A. Harrison
A detailed graduate text.
Quantum theory of many-particle systems, Fetter and Walecka
Serious calculations require second quantization, Feynman diagrams, and Green's functions. This text discusses solid state physics in these terms.
Statistical Physics, Landau and Lifshitz
Statistical mechanics is required to calculate many of the equilibrium properties of solids. The chapters on solids in this book provide a thorough discussion of these topics.
Reference books
International Tables for Crystallography
This is a comprehensive eight volume set with lots of information on crystals. The books are available online at
http://it.iucr.org/
. A subscription is required. They should be accessible from TUG computers.