New edition of the most widely-used textbook on solid state physics in the world. Describes how the excitations and imperfections of actual solids can be understood with simple models that have firmly established scope and power. The foundation of this book is based on experiment, application and theory. Several significant advances in the field have been added including high temperature superconductors, quasicrystals, nanostructures, superlattices, Bloch/Wannier levels, Zener tunneling, light-emitting diodes and new magnetic materials.
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Charles Kittel did his undergraduate work in physics at M.I.T and at the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. He worked in the solid state group at Bell Laboratories, along with Bardeen and Shockley, leaving to start the theoretical solid state physics group at Berkeley in 1951. His research has been largely in magnetism and in semiconductors. In magnetism he developed the theories of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic resonance and the theory of single ferromagnetic domains, and extended the Bloch theory of magnons. In semiconductor physics he participated in the first cyclotron and plasma resonance experiments and extended the results to the theory of impurity states and to electron-hole drops.
He has been awarded three Guggenheim fellowships, the Oliver Buckley Prize for Solid State Physics, and, for contributions to teaching, the Oersted Medal of the American Association of Physics Teachers, He is a member of the National Academy of Science and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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7th Edition a Disappointment,
By Robert J. Naumann (Huntsville, AL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Introduction to Solid State Physics (Hardcover)
My introductuctory course in solid state physics was taught from Kittel's 2nd edition and I recently taught a first year grad course from his 7th edition. Sadly, the quality of the text has deteriorated with time. The 7th edition is poorly organized, much of the new material is too sketchy to be useful and some of it is flat wrong. References were made to works of various individuals but the actual publications were not cited so it was difficult to locate the original papers.Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a really good beginning level solid state text available. Aschcroft & Mermin is a little too advanced and has not been revised since the 70's, although I did find myself referring to it frequently to clarify some of the muddle in Kittel's book. Christman is out of print. Ibach and Luth is a little too thin and leaves out many important details. Burns may be a good choice if I teach this course again, altough it is somewhat dated. I certainly won't use Kittel's 7th edition again - my students detested it and I might say, for good reason.
29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
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Poorly written, lack of examples,
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This review is from: Introduction to Solid State Physics (Hardcover)
Well, the negative reviews were correct. My solid state course has, unfortunately, decided to go with the Kittel 'standard' text, 8th edition. This book is difficult to learn from - largely because there is a severe shortage of quality examples and the material is not well explained throughout.If you also are forced to use this text for a course, I would HIGHLY recommend purchasing supplement texts: 1. Solid State Theory, Walter A. Harrison (1979) - one of the best 2. Elementary Solid State Physics, M. Ali Omar (1999) - also good 3. Solid State Physics, Ashcroft/Mermin (1976/2003) - good
31 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
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An ineffective book by a very brilliant mind...how sad.,
This review is from: Introduction to Solid State Physics (Hardcover)
I cannot comprehend why someone as bright as Kittel, who made very substantial contributions to solid state theory, was not capable of writing an effective introductory (and hence elementary) text on SSP.The book is ineffective in conveying the "message" and yet has been so popular as a textbook despite it pedagogical problems.Itis as if there was a shortage of textbooks of acceptable quality out there, and professors teaching SSP had to settle for Kittel's book! In order to save some youngsters from the painful experience of reading Kittel's book, I recommend the books authored by Omar, Ashcroft & Mermin, Ibach & Lueth, and Dekker. I would consider Ibach & Lueth as an introductory text, while Ashcroft & Mermin is more graduate level (and dated). Omar's book is elementary, yet well structured, and the exposition is crystal clear. And if your interests are in semiconductor physics, try Sze's books as well as Cardona's. SSP is a beautiful subject to study, provided that it is properly taught and the student is furnished with well-written books. I hope that someone will come up with a new text and provide a modern treatment of the subject sometimes soon. November 2006 Update: A colleague of mine indicated that the first edition of Kittel's book, which dates back to 1966, was a "coherent" text, discussing topics in a systematic manner. He indicated that the updates in the ensuing years made it rather disorganized. As such, my review appertains to recent versions of the book. Entropy4Life
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The serious study of solid state physics began with the discovery of x-ray diffraction by crystals and the publication of a series of simple calculations of the properties of crystals and of electrons in crystals. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
monatomic linear lattice, periodic zone scheme, magnetoconductivity tensor, magnon dispersion relation, coulomb oscillations, primitive translation vectors, total wavevector, depolarization field, magneton numbers, magnetic breakdown, negative ion vacancy, reduced zone scheme, bee lattice, metallic dot, anisotropy energy density, vortex state, positive ion cores, charging energy, open orbits, free electron energy, macroscopic electric field, primitive cell, thermal phonons, central equation, phonon mean free path Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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monatomic linear lattice, periodic zone scheme, magnetoconductivity tensor, magnon dispersion relation, coulomb oscillations, primitive translation vectors, total wavevector, depolarization field, magneton numbers, magnetic breakdown, negative ion vacancy, reduced zone scheme, bee lattice, metallic dot, anisotropy energy density, vortex state, positive ion cores, charging energy, open orbits, free electron energy, macroscopic electric field, primitive cell, thermal phonons, central equation, phonon mean free path Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Thermal Physics (2nd Edition) by Charles Kittel in Front Matter, and page 652
- Theory Of Superconductivity (Advanced Books Classics) by J. Robert Schrieffer on page 277
- Structure and Bonding in Crystalline Materials by Gregory S. Rohrer on 8 pages
- Introduction to the Electronic Properties of Materials, 2nd Edition by David C. Jiles on 4 pages
- The Physical Chemistry of Solids by Richard J. Borg on 4 pages
- The Structure of Matter: An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics includes CD-ROM (Topics in Physical Chemistry) by R. Stephen Berry on page 334, page 342, and page 349
- Recent Trends in Thermoelectric Materials Research: Part Three, Volume 71 (Semiconductors & Semimetals) by Terry Tritt on page 118, page 154, and page 200
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