1st Edition

Introductory Solid State Physics An Emphasis on Magnetism

By David C. Johnston Copyright 2025
188 Pages 151 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

188 Pages 151 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Introductory Solid State Physics: An Emphasis on Magnetism acts as a supplement to students tackling solid state physics at both the undergraduate and graduate level. The BCS theory of superconductivity is not included in undergraduate-level books, because the theory is derived at the graduate level. However, this book uses the equations derived by BCS to calculate the thermodynamic properties... Read more

Chapter 1: Crystal Structures. Chapter 2: Wave Diffraction. Chapter 3: Essentials of Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. Chapter 4: Crystal Lattice Properties. Chapter 5: Noninteracting Local-Moment Magnetism. Chapter 6: Quantum Magnetic Moments Interacting by Heisenberg Exchange: Molecular Field Theory.  Chapter 7: Magnetic Resonance. Chapter 8: Free-Electron Fermi Gas. Chapter 9: Band Structure of Itinerant Electrons in Metallic Solids. Chapter 10: Electrical Resistivity and Hall Effect. Chapter 11: Superconductivity. Appendix A: Notes on Magnetic Susceptibility Experiments. Bibliography. Index.

Biography

David C. Johnston earned his Ph.D. in Solid State Physics from the University of California at San Diego under Prof. Bernd T. Matthias in 1975 and was a research scientist there until 1978. He was a member of the research staff of the Corporate Research Laboratories of the Exxon Research and Engineering Company from 1978 to 1987. He was then a Professor at Iowa State University and a Senior Physicist at Ames Laboratory from 1987 to 2000 and was named a Distinguished Professor in 2000. He is a Fellow and Outstanding Referee of the American Physical Society.