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This second edition, first published in 1953 when the mathematical formulation of the theory of metals was substantially completed, provides a valuable survey for physicists and research metallurgists. It is a critical survey of the electronic properties of solids. A detailed index provides a useful aid to independent reading.

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Preface; 1. Historical introduction; 2. The motion of an electron in a perfect crystal lattice; 3. Metallic structures; 4. The structure of alloys; 5. Semi-conductors; 6. The thermal and magnetic properties of metals; 7. Ferromagnetism; 8. The formal theory of conduction; 9. The mechanism of conductivity; 10. Application of the variation principle to conduction phenomena; Appendix: the Firmi-Dirac statistics; List of important symbols, units and physical constants; Index of subjects; Index of names.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/9/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521279000, 978-0521279000
      ISBN10: 0521279003
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      Physics Metals technology / metallurgy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This second edition, first published in 1953 when the mathematical formulation of the theory of metals was substantially completed, provides a valuable survey for physicists and research metallurgists. It is a critical survey of the electronic properties of solids. A detailed index provides a useful aid to independent reading.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; 1. Historical introduction; 2. The motion of an electron in a perfect crystal lattice; 3. Metallic structures; 4. The structure of alloys; 5. Semi-conductors; 6. The thermal and magnetic properties of metals; 7. Ferromagnetism; 8. The formal theory of conduction; 9. The mechanism of conductivity; 10. Application of the variation principle to conduction phenomena; Appendix: the Firmi-Dirac statistics; List of important symbols, units and physical constants; Index of subjects; Index of names.

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