Publisher's Synopsis
The book deals with the fundamentals of basic aspects of solid state physics and is based on a series of course lectures the author conducted at various universities and research institutes in India and abroad at post graduate and pre-doctoral levels. The topics covered in the book include discourses on Binding of solids, Crystalline state, Lattice Dynamics, Electron State in Solids, Transport properties of Metals and Super conductivity. Each topic taken at the elementary level is developed step by step through mathematical and physical arguments to update the reader to the current level. Readers are expected to have acquaintance with quantum mechanics and mathematics. The book strives to serve as a reference as well as text for students at the post graduate level.
