Atomic and Electronic Structure of Solids

Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Crystalline Solids: 1. Atomic structure of crystals; 2. The single-particle approximation; 3. Electrons in crystal potential; 4. Band structure of crystals; 5. Applications of band theory; 6. Lattice vibrations; 7. Magnetic behaviour of solids; 8. Superconductivity; Part II. Defects, Non-Crystalline Solids and Finite Structures: 9. Defects I: point defects; 10. Defects II: line defects; 11. Defects III: surfaces and interfaces; 12. Non-crystalline solids; 13. Finite structures; Part III. Appendices: A. Elements of classical electrodynamics; B. Elements of quantum mechanics; C. Elements of thermodynamics; D. Elements of statistical mechanics; E. Elements of elasticity theory; F. The Madelung energy; G. Mathematical tools; H. Nobel Prize citations; I. Units and symbols; References; Index.