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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300412403321

Autore

Rigamonti A.

Titolo

Structure of Matter : An Introductory Course with Problems and Solutions / / by Attilio Rigamonti, Pietro Carretta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-17897-0

Edizione

[3rd ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXII, 605 p. 331 illus.)

Collana

UNITEXT for Physics, , 2198-7882

Disciplina

539.1

Soggetti

Condensed matter

Atomic structure

Molecular structure

Optical materials

Electronics - Materials

Condensed Matter Physics

Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra

Optical and Electronic Materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.