TY - GEN AU - Snoke, David W. TI - Solid state physics: essential concepts SN - 9781107191983 U1 - 530.41 PY - 2020/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Physics KW - Electron Bands KW - Electronic Quasiparticles KW - Classical Waves KW - Anisotropic Media KW - Quantized Waves KW - Quasiparticles KW - Group Theory KW - Complex Susceptibility KW - Perturbation Theory KW - Coherence and Correlation KW - Magnetic Systems KW - Spontaneous Coherence N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This book centers on essential theoretical concepts in all types of solid state physics, using examples from speci c systems with real units and numbers. Each chapter focuses on a di erent set of theoretical tools. \Solid state" physics is particularly intended here, because \condensed matter" physics includes liquids and gases, and this book does not include in-depth discussions of of those states. These are covered amply, for example, in Chaikin and Lubensky.1 Researchers in the eld seem to be split in regard to the importance of the advanced topics of group theory and many-body theory. ER -