Anthony C. Fischer-Cripps

Understand the Physics of the Solid State Updated and expanded with new topics, The Materials Physics Companion, 2nd Edition puts the physics of the solid state within the reach of students by offering an easy-to-navigate pathway from basic knowledge through to advanced concepts. This edition illustrates how electrical and magnetic properties of matter arise from the basic principles of quantum...

Choice Outstanding Title, September 2020 Waves, Particles and Fields fills a gap in the middle ground between quantum mechanics of a single electron and the concept of a quantum field. The book is divided into two parts: the first provides the necessary background to quantum theory, extending from Planck’s formulation of black body radiation to Schrödinger’s equation; the second part...