This study of the theory of electrical and thermal conduction in metals, semiconductors, and insulators is written at a level appropriate to graduate students and research workers and assumes some knowledge of wave mechanics in its reader. The basic ideas of crystal lattice dynamics, electron zone structure, and transport theory are developed from first principles, and formulae for the macroscopic coefficients are deduced by self-contained mathematical arguments. Interpretation in terms of electronic structure, chemical purity, crystal structure, and crystal perfection is emphasized as a tool for further investigation but detailed discussion of individual means or alloys is avoided.
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"Zimnan's [sic] work was in print nearly 20 years, and out of print another 20 before becoming an official classic. For graduate students and researchers who have some knowledge of wave mechanics, he looks at theoretical aspects of electrical and thermal conduction in metals, semiconductors, and insulators. He develops the basic ideas of crystal lattice dynamics, electron zone structure, and transport theory from first principles."--SciTech Book News
". . .[This] book is of historic significance since it represents a mile stone in the development of the theory of transport phenomena in solids. . .[This] book is a pleasure to read, owing to its remarkable eloquence and clarity of presentation."--MATH
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J.M. Ziman is Emeritus Professor at University of Bristol.
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This review is from: Electrons and Phonons: The Theory of Transport Phenomena in Solids (Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences) (Paperback)
This reprints a book that first appeared over 40 years ago. But the material is still correct. And it has Ziman's elegant prose, that some of you might already be aware of, from his other texts.
The biggest difference between the book's presentation and a more recent text is simply the paucity of diagrams in the former. Enough do appear to illustrate the gist of various concepts. You do have to depend on your understanding of the text and the derivations of the equations.
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IT is, at first sight, remarkable that any influence can travel through a solid body. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
constant frequency surfaces, isotope scattering, lattice conduction, qth mode, inverse mass tensor, lattice spectrum, scattering width, enharmonic terms, repeated zone scheme, kinetic formula, lattice resistance, lattice conductivity, lattice waves, point imperfections, phonon wavelength, reduced zone scheme, anomalous skin effect, lattice frequencies, variational function, thermal resistivity, adiabatic principle, extended zone scheme, interatomic force constants, phonon distribution, phonon mean free path Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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