Dear LyX developers,
my book which I worked on for almost two years and which has been
typed entirely using lyx, is finally out. I think you will be pleased to
learn
that I aknowledged in the book your wonderful software. See Kluwer web site:
http://www.wkap.nl/
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Quantum Theory of the Solid State: An Introduction |
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Quantum Theory of the Solid State: An Introduction
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by
Lev Kantorovich
Dept. of
Physics, King's College London, UK
Book
Series:
FUNDAMENTAL THEORIES OF PHYSICS
: Volume 136
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The book targets
a broad readership. First of all, it targets young researchers (postgraduate
students) in solid state physics (both physicists and theoretical chemists)
as it contains a wide and comprehensive coverage of all important branches
of the subject including an up-to-date survey of recent revolutionary advances
in quantum mechanics which have made it possible not only to calculate many
properties of molecules and solids in close agreement with experiment, but
to make reliable predictions in cases when a direct experiment is not possible
(e.g. the Earth core). Secondly, it should be a valuable asset to established
researches in the areas of materials science, solid-state physics and chemistry
due to very detailed explanations of a wide range of phenomena ranging from
symmetry, lattice vibrations, electronic structure and superconductivity
to magnetic and dielectric properties. Rigour and detail in explaining complicated
mathematical techniques and in providing derivations when talking of various
physical concepts are essential for those who would like to really understand
things they have never had a chance to. Because of that and of the fact that
the book contains a lot of material from different areas of solid-state physics
retold from a single viewpoint, it should be indispensable for lecturers.
Not only a number of courses, both general and specialised, should be possible
to set up, but these courses may also be of a different level of difficulty
ranging from undergraduate, postgraduate and then to highly advanced ones.
This is because of a clear marking system adopted in the book. Hence, it
should also be useful for advanced third- and fourth-year undergraduate students.
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Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht
Hardbound, ISBN 1-4020-1821-5
May 2004, 644 pp.
EUR 210.00 / USD 231.00 / GBP 145.00
Paperback, ISBN 1-4020-2153-4
May 2004, 644 pp.
EUR 65.00 / USD 72.00 / GBP 45.00
eBook
, ISBN 1-4020-2154-2
May 2004,
EUR 210.00 / USD 231.00 / GBP 145.00 |
Dr. L.Kantorovich
Dept. of Physics
School of Sciences and Engineering
Kings College London
Strand
London WC2R 2LS
tel: (+44) (0)20-7848 2160
FAX: (+44) (0)20-7848 2420
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
web: www.kcl.ac.uk/kis/schools/phys_eng/physics/people/peopleindex.html
^^^ www.cmmp.ucl.ac.uk/~lev (the old one)
