Solid-State Physics from the Atomistic Point of View
We now turn from the molecules to very large assemblies of atoms, ions, or molecules, i.e., to the liquid and solid state of matter. The binding forces which are acting between the individual particles of large aggregates of atoms have the effect that in
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STRUCTURE OF MATTER BY
WOLFGANG FINKELNBURG DR. PHIL., PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN-NUREMBERG
TRANSLATED FROM THE 9th /10th EDITION OF "EINFIJHRUNG IN DIE ATOMPHYSIK" BY THE AUTHOR IN COOPERATION WITH DR.
OTTILIE MATOSSI-RIECHEMEIER
WITH 279 FIGURES
SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN HEIDELBERG GMBH 1964
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH
ISBN 978-3-662-23038-1
ISBN 978-3-662-25001-3 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-25001-3 Softcover reprint ofthe hardcover lst edition 1964 AU rlghts, especiaUy that of translation into foreign languages, reserved by Springer-Verlag. It is also forbidden to reproduce this book, elther whole or in part, by photomechanical means (photostat, microfilm and/or microcard) without written permissionfrom Springer-Verlag. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 64-23401
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Preface This book deals comprehensively with our present-day knowledge of the structure of matter from elementary particles to solids. It has been written for students of physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering, in fact for all who wish to keep abreast with the rapid progress being made in this important field. The author's aim has been to provide the reader with the grounding essential to a true understanding of this vast sphere of science which during the past few decades has led to so great a change of our fundamental concepts of nature and which has found such amazingly manifold application. Accordingly, first place is given to the interpretation of experiments and theories, and to the interrelationship of such seemingly divergent fields as atomic, molecular, nuclear, and solid-state physics. Mathematical or experimental details take second place and are treated only to the extent believed necessary for proper understanding of the subject matter. The author has nevertheless endeavored to take the reader right into the front line of atomic research and to impart to him the knowledge essential to an appreciation of the far-reaching problems involved and the implications at stake. The book is a translation of the 9th/10th German edition of "Einftihrung in die Atomphysik", which was first published in 1948. The need for a work of this kind is indicated by the fact that so far a total of almost 50,000 copies has been printed in three languages. The author is indebted to the publishers for their generous co-operation and special thanks are due to Dr. O. MATOSSI-RIECHEMEIER for her invaluable help in translating and proofreading. The plOblems, which, in accordance with German practice, were not included in the original edition, were kindly supplied by the author's former co-worker, Professor S. K. SEN of the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. Erlangen, January 1964
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