TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rigamonti,A.
AU  - Carretta,Pietro
TI  - Structure of Matter: An Introductory Course with Problems and Solutions 
T2  - UNITEXT for Physics,
SN  - 9783319178974
AV  - QC 173 .R543 2015
U1  - 530.41 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Condensed matter
KW  - Atomic structure
KW  - Molecular structure
KW  - Optical materials
KW  - Electronic materials
KW  - Condensed Matter Physics
KW  - Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra
KW  - Optical and Electronic Materials
N1  - From the Contents: Atoms: general aspects -- Typical atoms -- The shell vectorial model -- Atoms in electric and magnetic fields -- Nuclear moments and hyperfine interactions -- Spin statistics, magnetic resonance, spin motion and echoes -- Molecules: general aspects
N2  - This textbook, now in its third edition, provides a formative introduction to the structure of matter that will serve as a sound basis for students proceeding to more complex courses, thus bridging the gap between elementary physics and topics pertaining to research activities. The focus is deliberately limited to key concepts of atoms, molecules and solids, examining the basic structural aspects without paying detailed attention to the related properties. For many topics the aim has been to start from the beginning and to guide the reader to the threshold of advanced research. This edition includes four new chapters dealing with relevant phases of solid matter (magnetic, electric and superconductive) and the related phase transitions. The book is based on a mixture of theory and solved problems that are integrated into the formal presentation of the arguments. Readers will find it invaluable in enabling them to acquire basic knowledge in the wide and wonderful field of condensed matter and to understand how phenomenological properties originate from the microscopic, quantum features of nature
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