The Modern Theory of Solids

xv, 698 pp. CONTENTS: Preface; Commonly Used Symbols; Empirical Classification of Solid Types; The Classical Theory of Ionic Crystals; The Specific Heats of Simple Solids; The Free-Electron Theory of Metals and Semi-Conductors; Quantum Mechanical Foundation; Approximate Treatment of the Many-Body Problem; Molecular Binding; The Band Approximation; Approximational Methods; The Cohesive Energy; The Work Function and the Surface Barrier; The Excited Electronic States of Solids; The Electronic Structure of the Five Solid Types; The Dynamics of Nuclear Motion, Phase Changes; Theory of Conductivity; The Magnetic Properties of Solids; The Optical Properties of Solids.