Gyaneshwar P. Srivastava - Böcker

This fully updated second edition of The Physics of Phonons remains the most comprehensive theoretical discussion devoted to the study of phonons, a major area of condensed matter physics.It contains exciting new sections on phonon-related properties of solid surfaces, atomically thin materials (such as graphene and monolayer transition metal chalcogenides), in addition to nano- structures and nanocomposites, thermoelectric nanomaterials, and topological nanomaterials, with an entirely new chapter dedicated to topological nanophononics and chiralphononics. Although primarily theoretical in approach, the author refers to experimental results wherever possible, ensuring an ideal book for both experimental and theoretical researchers.The author begins with an introduction to crystal symmetry and continues with a discussion of lattice dynamics in the harmonic approximation, including the traditional phenomenological approach and the more recent ab initio approach, detailed for the first time in this book. A discussion of anharmonicity is followed by the theory of lattice thermal conductivity, presented at a level far beyond that available in any other book. The chapter on phonon interactions is likewise more comprehensive than any similar discussion elsewhere. The sections on phonons in superlattices, impure and mixed crystals, quasicrystals, phonon spectroscopy, Kapitza resistance, and quantum evaporation also contain material appearing in book form for the first time. The book is complemented by numerous diagrams that aid understanding and is comprehensively referenced for further study. With its unprecedented wide coverage of the field, The Physics of Phonons is an indispensable guide for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers working in condensed matter physics and materials science.Features Fully updated throughout, with exciting new coverage on graphene, nanostructures and nanocomposites, thermoelectric nanomaterials, and topological nanomaterials. Authored by an authority on phonons. Interdisciplinary, with broad applications through condensed matter physics, nanoscience, and materials science.--

This fully updated second edition of The Physics of Phonons remains the most comprehensive theoretical discussion devoted to the study of phonons, a major area of condensed matter physics.It contains exciting new sections on phonon-related properties of solid surfaces, atomically thin materials (such as graphene and monolayer transition metal chalcogenides), in addition to nano- structures and nanocomposites, thermoelectric nanomaterials, and topological nanomaterials, with an entirely new chapter dedicated to topological nanophononics and chiralphononics. Although primarily theoretical in approach, the author refers to experimental results wherever possible, ensuring an ideal book for both experimental and theoretical researchers.The author begins with an introduction to crystal symmetry and continues with a discussion of lattice dynamics in the harmonic approximation, including the traditional phenomenological approach and the more recent ab initio approach, detailed for the first time in this book. A discussion of anharmonicity is followed by the theory of lattice thermal conductivity, presented at a level far beyond that available in any other book. The chapter on phonon interactions is likewise more comprehensive than any similar discussion elsewhere. The sections on phonons in superlattices, impure and mixed crystals, quasicrystals, phonon spectroscopy, Kapitza resistance, and quantum evaporation also contain material appearing in book form for the first time. The book is complemented by numerous diagrams that aid understanding and is comprehensively referenced for further study. With its unprecedented wide coverage of the field, The Physics of Phonons is an indispensable guide for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers working in condensed matter physics and materials science.Features Fully updated throughout, with exciting new coverage on graphene, nanostructures and nanocomposites, thermoelectric nanomaterials, and topological nanomaterials. Authored by an authority on phonons. Interdisciplinary, with broad applications through condensed matter physics, nanoscience, and materials science.--

Classical Dynamics of Linear and Nonlinear Systems offers a comprehensive exploration of dynamical systems from fundamental principles to advanced applications. This textbook presents a unified treatment of classical dynamics, bridging the gap between linear and nonlinear systems while providing both theoretical foundations and practical applications.Beginning with a thoughtful classification of dynamical systems, the book systematically builds understanding from particle mechanics to quantum field theory. Following a rigorous analysis of particle dynamics in both configuration and phase spaces (Newtonian, Lagrangian, Hamiltonian and Hamilton-Jacobi formulations), the book provides a detailed examination of molecular and crystalline structures across multiple dimensions. Later chapters conduct an in-depth exploration of nonlinear phenomena and chaos theory with real-world applications and elegant formulations of classical field theories using Lagrangian and Hamiltonian approaches. The final sections of the book provide an accessible introduction to quantum field theory and its relationship to classical systems, in addition to powerful perturbation techniques applicable to both classical and quantum problems. This book transforms abstract theoretical concepts into practical understanding through rigorous mathematical and numerical frameworks and illuminating examples, making it ideally suited for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in physics, applied mathematics, engineering and materials science courses.Key Features:Connects traditional mechanical concepts with modern physics.Includes several worked examples, in addition to end-of-chapter problems and further reading to support teaching and learning.Features seven appendices covering further topics such as mathematical preliminaries, numerical solutions to first-order and second-order differential equations and the Euler-Lagrange variational principle.Gyaneshwar P. Srivastava is Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics at Exeter University, UK. In a teaching career of over 45 years he has taught several physics modules, including analytical and chaotic dynamics. His research has concentrated on theoretical and computational studies of the physics of phonons and electrons in crystalline solids, surfaces and nanostructures. He has collaborated with various physicists, both experimentalists and theorists, of international reputation. This has led to over 500 publications, including several review articles and three postgraduate books. He is an Outstanding Referee for APS journals.

Classical Dynamics of Linear and Nonlinear Systems offers a comprehensive exploration of dynamical systems from fundamental principles to advanced applications. This textbook presents a unified treatment of classical dynamics, bridging the gap between linear and nonlinear systems while providing both theoretical foundations and practical applications.Beginning with a thoughtful classification of dynamical systems, the book systematically builds understanding from particle mechanics to quantum field theory. Following a rigorous analysis of particle dynamics in both configuration and phase spaces (Newtonian, Lagrangian, Hamiltonian and Hamilton-Jacobi formulations), the book provides a detailed examination of molecular and crystalline structures across multiple dimensions. Later chapters conduct an in-depth exploration of nonlinear phenomena and chaos theory with real-world applications and elegant formulations of classical field theories using Lagrangian and Hamiltonian approaches. The final sections of the book provide an accessible introduction to quantum field theory and its relationship to classical systems, in addition to powerful perturbation techniques applicable to both classical and quantum problems. This book transforms abstract theoretical concepts into practical understanding through rigorous mathematical and numerical frameworks and illuminating examples, making it ideally suited for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in physics, applied mathematics, engineering and materials science courses.Key Features:Connects traditional mechanical concepts with modern physics.Includes several worked examples, in addition to end-of-chapter problems and further reading to support teaching and learning.Features seven appendices covering further topics such as mathematical preliminaries, numerical solutions to first-order and second-order differential equations and the Euler-Lagrange variational principle.Gyaneshwar P. Srivastava is Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics at Exeter University, UK. In a teaching career of over 45 years he has taught several physics modules, including analytical and chaotic dynamics. His research has concentrated on theoretical and computational studies of the physics of phonons and electrons in crystalline solids, surfaces and nanostructures. He has collaborated with various physicists, both experimentalists and theorists, of international reputation. This has led to over 500 publications, including several review articles and three postgraduate books. He is an Outstanding Referee for APS journals.

This book presents a comprehensive description of phonons and their interactions in systems with different dimensions and length scales. Internationally-recognized leaders describe theories and measurements of phonon interactions in relation to the design of materials with exotic properties such as metamaterials, nano-mechanical systems, next-generation electronic, photonic, and acoustic devices, energy harvesting, optical information storage, and applications of phonon lasers in a variety of fields.The emergence of techniques for control of semiconductor properties and geometry has enabled engineers to design structures in which functionality is derived from controlling electron behavior. As manufacturing techniques have greatly expanded the list of available materials and the range of attainable length scales, similar opportunities now exist for designing devices whose functionality is derived from controlling phonon behavior. However, progress in this area is hampered by gaps in our knowledge of phonon transport across and along arbitrary interfaces, the scattering of phonons with crystal defects, interface roughness and mass-mixing, delocalized electrons/collective electronic excitations, and solid acoustic vibrations when these occur in structures with small physical dimensions. This book provides a comprehensive description of phonons and their interactions in systems with different dimensions and length scales. Theories and measurements of phonon interactions are described in relation to the design of materials with exotic properties such as metamaterials, nano-mechanical systems, next-generation electronic, photonic, and acoustic devices, energy harvesting, optical information storage, and applications of phonon lasers in a variety of fields.