Principles of Condensed Matter Physics

Author: P.M.Chaikin
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Publish Date: 2001-04-01
Features: This is a graduate textbook on condensed matter physics. The book dedicates a significant portion to introducing "soft" condensed matter physics (liquids, liquid crystals, etc.) as well as topics rarely discussed in traditional solid-state physics, such as incommensurate crystals, quasicrystals, amorphous solids, topological defects, solitons, etc. Theoretically, it emphasizes concepts such as order parameters, symmetry breaking, and generalized rigidity, and systematically introduces the renormalization group theory and its applications in condensed matter physics. At the end of each chapter, there are exercises and references. This book is in English.