Problems and Solutions on Solid State Physics, Relativity and Miscellaneous Topics

✍ Scribed by Swee Cheng Lim; Choy Heng Lai; Leong-Chuan Kwek

• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
• Year: 2024
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 339
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This volume is a comprehensive compilation of carefully selected questions at the PhD qualifying exam level, including many actual questions from Columbia University, University of Chicago, MIT, State University of New York at Buffalo, Princeton University, University of Wisconsin and the University of California at Berkeley over a twenty-year period. Featuring a division into the three parts which form the title, topics covered in this book include the crystal structure, superconductivity, general relativity, special relativity, and measurements, among many others.This latest edition has been updated. New problems and solutions have been added, while the original problems are modernized, excluding outdated questions and emphasizing those that rely on calculations. The problems range from fundamental to advanced in a wide range of topics, easily enhancing the student's knowledge through workable exercises. Simple-to-solve problems play a useful role as a first check of the student's level of knowledge whereas difficult problems will challenge the student's capacity on finding solutions.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title Page
Series Card
Title Page
Copyright Page
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Contents
Part I: Solid State Physics
1.1 Crystal Structures and Properties (1001–1027)
1.2 Electron Theory, Energy Bands and Semiconductors (1028–1051)
1.3 Electromagnetic Properties, Optical Properties and Superconductivity (1052–1076)
1.4 Other Topics (1077–1081)
Part II: Relativity
2.1 Special Relativity (2001–2007)
2.2 General Relativity (2008–2023)
2.3 Relativistic Cosmology (2024–2028)
Part III: Miscellaneous Topics
3.1 History of Physics and General Questions (3001–3025)
3.2 Measurements, Estimations and Errors (3026–3048)
3.3 Mathematical Techniques (3049–3056)
Index to Problems