Table of Contents

1: Crystal lattices. General theory
2: . Crystal lattices. Applications
3: Interaction of light with non-conducting crystals
4: Electrons in a perfect lattice
5: Cohesive forces in metals
6: Transport phenomena
7: Magnetic properties of metals
8: Ferromagnetism
9: Interaction of light with electrons in solids
10: Semi-conductors and luminescence
11: Superconductivity

About the Author

Formerly Wykeham Professor of Physics, University of Oxford, and Professor of Physics, University of Birmingham; died 1995.

Reviews

"Professor Peierls has given an excellent treatment of the fundamentals of this subject. A very high degree of clarity is achieved, and the book is remarkably readable ... it will clearly play an important role in the further development of solid state physics." Physics Today
"This book, by one of the foremost authorities in the field, is an excellent and concise summary of many basic aspects of the theory of solids ... it provides numerous penetrating insights and an overall unification of the theory. An outstanding virtue throughout is that the author keeps the physics of the situation always before the reader, despite the considerable complexity of the subject." The Sylvania Technologist