Books by B. K. (University of Essex) Ridley

With new chapters on spin relaxation, the hexagonal wurtzite lattice, nitride structures, and terahertz sources, this second edition will interest graduate students and researchers in semiconductor physics. It is unique in describing the microscopic theory of optical phonons, their change in nature due to confinement, and their interaction with electrons.

Brian Ridley's book sets out to survey in simple, non-mathematical terms what physics has to say about the fundamental structure of the universe.