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Solid state physics

Solid state physics is a branch of condensed matter physics. It deals with the study of solids, i.e. rigid matter including crystals (ordered solids) and glasses (disordered solids).

Topics

bandgap
Bloch waves[?] (electron waves in lattice)
conduction band
crystal lattice[?]
effective mass
electrical conduction
electron hole
electron gas[?]
phonons (lattice vibrations)
valence band

External links and references

Online textbook: Introduction to Modern Solid State Physics (http://edu.ioffe.ru/lib/galperin/) by Yuri M. Galperin.

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