Prof. Chris Levey
A Selection of Books on Condensed Matter Physics
(Books marked with an * are on reserve)
Anderson,P, Concepts in Solids (Benjamin, 1963) QC/176/A5
Animalu,A., Intermediate Quantum Theory of Crystalline Solids, QC176/A55
*Ashcroft and Mermin, Solid State Physics (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1976) QC/176/A83
Barber, D. J., Introduction to the Properties of Condensed Matter, QC/173.4/C65/B37/1989
*Blakemore, Solid State Physics, 2nd Ed (Cambridge University Press, 1985) QC/176/B63
Borg, R. J., Dienes, The physical chemistry of solids (Academic Press, 1992) QD/478/B67/1992
Brillouin,L., Wave Propagation in Periodic Structures, QC/661.B769w
*Bube,R, Electrons in Solids: An Introductory Survey (Academic Press, 1988)BE-QC/176/B78
Buerger, M. J. , Crystal Structure Analysis, QD921.B79
*Burns, G, Solid State Physics (Academic Press, 1985) QC/176/.B864
Burns, G, Space Groups for Solid State Scientists, 2nd ed (Glazer, 1990) QC/176/B865
Callaway,J, Quantum Theory of the Solid State (Academic Press, 1991) QC/176/C32/1991
Chelikowsky, J, Franciosi, A. (eds), Electronic materials : a new era in materials science (Springer Verlag, 1991) TK/7871/E435/1991
*Christman, Fundamentals of Solid State Physics (John Wiley, 1988) QC/176/C47/1988
*Cox, P. A., The Electronic Sturcture and Chemistry of Solids (Oxford University Press, 1987) QD/478/C69
Dekker,A, Solid State Physics (Prentice-Hall, 1957) 514.8/D369S
DiBartolo,B, Optical Interactions in Solids (Wiley, 1968) QC/176/D48
Goldsmid, H, Problems in Solid State Physics (Pion, 1968) QC/176/G58
Hall, Solid State Physics (Wiley & Sons, 1974) QC/176/H24
Harrison,W, Electronic Structure and the Properties of Solids (Freeman, 1980) QC/176.8/E4/H37
Holden,A, The Nature of Solids (Columbia U, 1965) QC/176/H6
*Hummel, Electronic Properties of Materials (Springer-Verlag, 1985) QC/176/H86
*Hurd, C. M., Electrons in Metals (Wiley-interscience, 1975) QC/176.8h/.E4/H87
*Isihara A. (Akira), Condensed matter physics (Oxford, 1991) QC/173.4/C65/I85/1991
Jones, W & March, N, Theoretical Solid State Physics (Wiley-Interscience 1973) QC/176/C32
*Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, 6th Edition (also 3rd Edition is good) (Wiley & Sons, 1986) QC/176/K5/1986
*Kittel, Quantum Theory of Solids (Wiley & Sons, 1963) QC/174.1/K54
Lieb,E & Mattis,D, Mathematical Physics in One Dimension (Academic Press, 1966) QC/174.5/L47
McKelvey, Solid state and semiconductor physics (Harper & Row,1966) QC/176/M22
*Myers, H. P., Introductory solid state physics (Taylor & Francis,1990) QC/176/M94/1990
*National Research Council, Physics through the 1990s--Condensed-Matter Physics (National Academy Press, 1986). QC/173.4/.C65/C66/1986
*Omar, Elementary Solid State Physics: Principles and Applications (Addison-Wesley, 1975) QC/176/O38
Patterson, J, Introduction to the Theory of Solid State Physics (Addison-Wesley, 1971) QC/176/.P28
Peierls,R, Quantum Theory of Solids (Oxford U, 1955) QC/174.1/P43/1974
Pines,D, Elementary Excitations in Solids (Benjamin, 1963) QC/176/R123W
Prange,R & Girvin,S, The Quantum Hall Effect (Springer-Verlag, 1987) QC/612/H3/Q36
Raimes,S, The Wave Mechanics of Electrons in Metals (N-Holland, 1961) QC176/P5
Rosenberg,H, The Solid State (Oxford U, 1978) QC176/R67/1978
Schrieffer,J, Theory of Superconductivity (Benjamin, 1964) QC/612/58/S3
Seitz,F, Modern Theory of Solids (McGraw-Hill, 1940) QC/125/S46/2M
Seitz,F & Turnbull,D, Ehrenreich, ed., Solid State Physics Advances in Research and Applications (Academic Press, series) QC-173-S477
Smith,R., Semiconductors, (CambridgeU 1978) QC612/S486
Smith,R., Wave Mechanics of Crystalline Solids (Wiley & Sons, 1961) QC/176/S658w
Stokes, Solid State Physics (Allyn and Bacon, 1986) QC/176/S784/1987
*Vonsovskii,S.V, Quantum Solid State Physics (Springer-Verlag, 1989) QC/176/V6613/1989
Wannier,G, Elements of Solid State Theory (Cambridge U, 1959) QC/176/W188e
Zachariasen, Theory of X-Ray Diffraction QD/954.z3
*Ziman, Principles of the Theory of Solids (Cambridge U. Press, 972) QC/176/Z53REMOVED FROM LIST:
Zwikker, C., Physical Properties of Solid Materials QC171/Z97p
Rice,F & Teller,E, The Structure of Matter (Wiley & Sons, 1949) QC/173/R123W
Nelson, D.L.,Whittingham, M. S., George, T.F., ed., Chemistry of high-temperature superconductors vol. I and II (American Chemical Society, 1987) QD/473/C488/1987,1988