Electrodynamics of Solids

Optical Properties of Electrons in Matter

Martin Dressel, George Grüner

496 pages, parution le 07/01/2002

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Résumé

This book presents a thorough discussion of the optical properties of solids, with a focus on electron states and their response to electrodynamics fields. A review of the fundamental aspects of the propagation of electromagnetic fields, and their interaction with condensed matter, is given. This is followed by a discussion of the optical properties of metals, semiconductors, and collective states of solids such as superconductors.

Theoretical concepts, measurement techniques, and experimental results are covered in three inter-related sections. Well-established, mature fields are discussed (for example, classical metals and semiconductors) together with modern topics at the focus of current interest, such as correlated metals, localisation, superconductivity, and other broken symmetry states. The substantial reference list included will also prove to be a valuable resource for those interested in the electronic properties of sol ids.

The book is intended for use by advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers active in the fields of condensed matter physics, materials science, and optical engineering.

Contents

Introduction

PART ONE : CONCEPTS AND PROPERTIES

The interaction of radiation with matter
General properties of the optical constants
The medium : correlation and response functions
Metals
Semiconductors
Broken symmetry states of metals

PART TWO : METHODS

Techniques : general considerations
Propagation and scattering of electromagnetic waves
Spectroscopic principles
Measurement configurations

PART THREE : EXPERIMENTS

Metals
Semiconductors
Broken symmetry states of metals

PART FOUR : APPENDICES

Index

L'auteur - Martin Dressel

Martin Dressel received his Doctor of Sciences degree in 1989 from the Universität Göttingen where he subsequently worked as a postdoctoral research fellow. Since them he has held positions in the University of British Columbia at Vancouver; the University of California, Los Angeles; the Technische Universität, Darmstadt; and the Center of Electronic Correlations and Magnetism at the Universität Professor Dressel is now Head of the 1. Physikalisches Institut at the Universität Stuttgart.

L'auteur - George Grüner

George Grüner obtained his Doctor of Sciences degree from the Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest in 1972, and became Head of the Central Research Institute of Physics in Budapest in 1974. In 1980 he took up the position of Professor of-Physics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and later became Director of the Solid State Science Center there. Professor Grüner has been a distinguished visiting professor at numerous institutions world wide and is a consultant for several international corporations and advisory panels, He is a Guggenheim Fellow and is also a recipient of the Alexander Humboldt Senior American Scientist Award.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Martin Dressel, George Grüner
Parution	07/01/2002
Nb. de pages	496
Format	17,2 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1003g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521597265
ISBN13	978-0-521-59726-5