Solid State Physics for Metallurgists
International Series of Monographs on Metal Physics and Physical Metallurgy
Published on 22. October 2013
424 pages
978-1-4831-3910-4 (ISBN)
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Metal Physics and Physical Metallurgy, Volume 6: Solid State Physics for Metallurgists provides an introduction to the basic understanding of the properties that make materials useful to mankind. This book discusses the electronic structure of matter, which is the domain of solid state physics. Organized into 12 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the electronic structure of free atoms and the electronic structure of solids. This text then examines the basis of the Bloch theorem, which is the exact periodicity of the potential. Other chapters consider the fundamental assumption in the solid whereby the bonding electrons between atoms act as nearly harmonic oscillator spring being somewhat stiffer in compression than expansion. This book discusses as well the various properties of the nucleus. The final chapter deals with the different experimental measurements on copper and iron. This book is a valuable resource for metallurgists, experimentalists, and solid state physicists.
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List of TablesForewordTheory Chapter I. The Atom Introduction to Quantum Mechanics The Schrödinger Equation The Hydrogen Atom The Heisenberg uncertainty principle Problems The Helium Atom Hartree Self-Consistent Field Pauli Exclusion Principle Building Up the Periodic Table The Properties of the Elements in the Periodic Table Problems Chapter Summary Chapter II. The Molecule and the Solid The Hydrogen Molecule Other Molecules Theoretical Approach to More Complicated Molecules Summary Problems Electron Theory of Solids, Lithium Metal Various Methods for Solving the Schrödinger Equation for Crystals Free Electron Theory The Bonding Electrons in the Periodic Table Crystal Field Theory; Liquids The Bonding Electrons in Transition Metals and Rare Earth Metals Electronic Origin of Magnetism Problems Chapter III. Temperature and Pressure The Meaning of Temperature The Harmonic Oscillator The Anharmonic Oscillator Coupled Harmonic Oscillators How to Determine the Eigenvalues of a Crystal One Dimensional Chain of Atoms Normal Modes in Three Dimensions Thermodynamics Debye Theory Frequency Spectrum for Vanadium Phonons Elastic Constants Electronic Specific Heat Fermi-Dirac Function Magnetic Specific Heat, Spin Waves Thermodynamics of Phase Changes Effects of Pressure Liquids Problems Chapter Summary Chapter IV. The Nucleus Static Properties of the Nucleus Dynamical Properties of the Nucleus Problems Chapter SummaryExperiment Chapter V. Experimental Techniques Introduction Sample Preparation Analysis of Pure Metals Analysis of Alloys Problems Chapter Summary Chapter VI. Diffraction What can be Learned from Diffraction X-RAYS-X-ray Diffraction Equipment Crystal Structure Determinations Atomic Sizes in Alloys Short Range Order Long Range Order Theory of Ordering How to Determine the Electron Probability Distribution Experimental Difficulties, in Determining Electron Probability Distributions Converting the Structure Factor into an Electron Probability Distribution Determination of Electron Probability Distributions from Compton Scattering Thermal Scattering of X-rays NEUTRONS-Introduction to Neutron Diffraction Experimental Details Determining the Arrangement of Magnetic Moments in a Crystal The Magnetic Structure of the Transition Metals The Magnetic Structure of the Rare Earth Metals Ordered Alloys Size Effects Extinction Effects Diffuse Scattering Summary Determination of the Unpaired Electron Probability Distribution Neutron Diffraction of Nickel Neutron Magnetic Scattering of Iron Thermal Scattering of Neutrons Experimental Techniques Thermal Scattering from Silicon and Aluminum ELECTRONS-Introduction Electron Probability Distribution in Argon Gas Electron Diffraction of Molecules, Surfaces, etc. Problems Chapter summary Chapter VII.
