TY - BOOK AU - Simon,Steven H.. TI - The Oxford Solid State Basics SN - 9780191502101 AV - QC176 .S48 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Solid state physics. KW - SCIENCE--Physics--Condensed Matter KW - Solid state physics KW - Festkörperphysik KW - Kondensierte Materie KW - Katı hal fiziği KW - Bilim--Fizik--Yoğun Madde KW - Yoğun Madde N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; The study of solids is one of the richest, most exciting, and most successful branches of physics. While the subject of solid state physics is often viewed as dry and tedious this new book presents the topic instead as an exciting exposition of fundamental principles and great intellectual breakthroughs. Beginning with a discussion of how the study of heat capacity of solids ushered in the quantum revolution, the author presents the key ideas of the field while emphasizing the deep underlying concepts ER -