Electronic Structure of Materials (Oxford Science Publications)
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198517556 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Solid text" according to R. M.. As someone who loathes the topic, this book was approachable and fairly thorough. Equations were explained, and important derivations provided. Helpful diagrams throughout. And, after having to trudge through other books, the nice typesetting was appreciated for its clarity. Much better than Pettifor's book for about the same price.
Heine, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, Contemporary Physics 35'The book will be of value to undergraduates in physics, chemistry and materials science.' Aslib Book Guide, vol. Sutton has managed to produce a useful slant to the study of solid materials, principally by concentrating on one aspect, namely electronic structure. Ce livre est a conseiller aux etudiants de maitrise et de DEA dans la specialite.' La Recherche, No. I found the treatment novel and refrshing, especially because of the mix of simple and complex formalisms. Les methodes de calcul modernes, a partir des premiers principes, sont introduites simplement, sans aucun developpement lourd, et illustrees par quelques exemples. I found the treatment novel and refreshing, especially because of the mix of simple and complex formalism. 'the presentation is succinct and immensely enjoyable' Gyaneshwar Srivastava, University of Exeter, Physics
Sutton is at Linacre College, Oxford. Adrian P.
This is the approach that those who have been worried by the conventional preoccupation with perfect crystals and band theory have been waiting for. In recent years the dominant role of the local atomic environment in controlling electronic structure and properties of materials has been recognized. The reciprocal space approach, exemplified in band theory, is also developed, and powerful links between the two approaches are shown. The "real-space" approach to electronic structure that this recognition has spawned runs through the book, and provides a coherent framework in which to study perfect and defective crystals and non-crystalline materials. It provides an introduction to current understanding, and predictive modelling of electronic structure and properties in today's materials.. Throughout this book, the mathematical complexity is kept to a bare minimum. Modern, first principles calculations, based in density functional theory, are now predictive tools in materials science - introduced and illustrated with relevant examples. This text describes modern thinking about the electronic structure and properties of crystalline and non-crystalline materials in a form that is readily accessible to undergraduates in materials science, physics and chemistry