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Suitable for researchers and graduate students in physics and material science, "Physical Acoustics in the Solid State" reviews the modern aspects in the field, including many experimental results, especially those involving ultrasonics. Practically all fields of solid-state physics are covered: metals, semiconductors, magnetism, superconductivity, different kinds of phase transitions, low-dimensional systems, and the quantum Hall effect. After a review of the relevant experimental techniques and an introduction to the theory of elasticity, emphasizing the symmetry aspects, applications in the various fields of condensed matter physics are presented. Also treated are Brillouin-scattering results and results from thermodynamic investigations, such as thermal expansion and specific heat.
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Springer Series in
solid-state sciences
148
Springer Series in
solid-state sciences Series Editors: M. Cardona P. Fulde K. von Klitzing
R. Merlin H.-J. Queisser H. St¨ormer
The Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences consists of fundamental scientif ic books prepared by leading researchers in the f ield. They strive to communicate, in a systematic and comprehensive way, the basic principles as well as new developments in theoretical and experimental solid-state physics. 136 Nanoscale Phase Separation and Colossal Magnetoresistance The Physics of Manganites and Related Compounds By E. Dagotto 137 Quantum Transport in Submicron Devices A Theoretical Introduction By W. Magnus and W. Schoenmaker 138 Phase Separation in Soft Matter Physics Micellar Solutions, Microemulsions, Critical Phenomena By P.K. Khabibullaev and A.A. Saidov 139 Optical Response of Nanostructures Microscopic Nonlocal Theory By K. Cho 140 Fractal Concepts in Condensed Matter Physics By T. Nakayama and K. Yakubo 141 Excitons in Low-Dimensional Se