Solutions to Exercises
Steven H. Simon
Oxford University
CLARENDON PRESS . OXFORD
2015
,Contents
1 About Condensed Matter Physics 1
2 Specific Heat of Solids: Boltzmann, Einstein, and Debye 3
3 Electrons in Metals: Drude Theory 15
4 More Electrons in Metals: Sommerfeld (Free Electron)
Theory 21
5 The Periodic Table 35
6 What Holds Solids Together: Chemical Bonding 39
7 Types of Matter 47
8 One-Dimensional Model of Compressibility, Sound, and
Thermal Expansion 49
9 Vibrations of a One-Dimensional Monatomic Chain 55
10 Vibrations of a One-Dimensional Diatomic Chain 71
11 Tight Binding Chain (Interlude and Preview) 81
12 Crystal Structure 95
13 Reciprocal Lattice, Brillouin Zone, Waves in Crystals 99
14 Wave Scattering by Crystals 111
15 Electrons in a Periodic Potential 125
16 Insulator, Semiconductor, or Metal 135
17 Semiconductor Physics 139
18 Semiconductor Devices 149
19 Magnetic Properties of Atoms: Para- and
Dia-Magnetism 159
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20 Spontaneous Magnetic Order: Ferro-, Antiferro-, and
Ferri-Magnetism 167
21 Domains and Hysteresis 175
22 Mean Field Theory 179
23 Magnetism from Interactions: The Hubbard Model 191
, About Condensed Matter
Physics
1
There are no exercises for chapter 1.