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MICHAEL P. MARDER, PhD, is Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Texas at Austin and a member of the internationally known Center for Nonlinear Dynamics.

PART I: ATOMIC STRUCTURE
Chapter 1: The Idea of Crystals
Chapter 2: Three-Dimensional Lattices
Chapter 3: Experimental Determination of Crystal Structures
Chapter 4: Surfaces and Interfaces
Chapter 5: Complex Structures
PART II: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
Chapter 6: The Single-Electron Model
Chapter 7: The Schroedinger Equation and Symmetry
Chapter 8: Nearly Free and Tightly Bound Electrons
Chapter 9: Electron--Electron Interactions
Chapter 10: Calculation of Band Structures
PART III: MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Chapter 11: Cohesion of Solids
Chapter 12: Elasticity
Chapter 13: Phonons
Chapter 14: Dislocations and Cracks
Chapter 15: Fluid Mechanics
PART IV: ELECTRON TRANSPORT
Chapter 16: Dynamics of Bloch Electrons
Chapter 17: Transport Phenomena and Fermi Liquid Theory
Chapter 18: Microscopic Theories of Conduction
Chapter 19: Electronics
PART V: OPTICAL PROPERTIES
Chapter 20:Phenomenological Theory
Chapter 21: Optical Properties of Semiconductors
Chapter 22: Optical Properties of Insulators
Chapter 23: Optical Properties of Metals and Inelastic Scattering
PART VI: MAGNETISM
Chapter 24: Classical Theories of Magnetism and Ordering
Chapter 25: Magnetism of Ions and Electrons
Chapter 26: Quantum Mechanics of Interacting
Chapter 27: Superconductivity
APPENDICES
Appendix A, Lattice Sums and Fourier Transforms,
One-Dimensional Sum
Area Under Peaks
Three-Dimensional Sum
Discrete Case
Convolution
Using the Fast Fourier Transform
References
Appendix B, Variational Techniques
Functionals and Functional Derivatives
Time-Independent Schroedinger Equation
Time-Dependent Schroedinger Equation
Method of Steepest Descent
References
Appendix C, Second Quantization
Rules
States
Operators
Hamiltonians
Derivations
Bosons
Fermions
Index

"In summary, the main strength of the book is that it conveys the enormous breadth of modern condensed matter physics and gives a basic, often conceptual account of these diverse topics." (Physics Today, June 2001)

"...there is clearly much here that lecturers and readers at the graduate level will find valuable." (Contemporary Physics, Vol 41/5, 2000)

"I can thoroughly recommend it to students, graduates and teachers. I would even say that everyone who is interested more deeply in the exciting world of matter should have this book on their library shelf." (European Journal of Physics, Vol 21, 2000)

"...responds to the need in both the academic and research communities for a modern introductory treatment of this essential subject." (Zeitschrift Fur Kristollographie, Vol. 218, No. 7, 2003)