Books in the Master's Series in Physics and Astronomy series

Develops the concepts of quantum theory for the solid state. This book covers three most significant topics in solid state physics: semiconductors, magnetism and superconductivity. It explains quantum mechanics techniques such as the variational method and perturbation theory.

This text assumes some basic knowledge of quantum, statistical and thermal physics, and builds on this background to give a readable introduction to the three superfluids of low temperature physics.