Abstract
THE theory of solids is a title which might include many branches of science which are not treated in this book; for example, elasticity, plasticity and the mechanics of rigid bodies. Its subject-matter is more restricted, and can be described as the application of the discoveries of atomic physics to explain the properties of solids. Successful applications have been achieved in three main fields: magnetism, the electron theory of metals and the electrostatic theory of ionic crystals. Especially since the introduction of quantum mechanics, each of these subjects has had an important influence on the others, and this book is the first, so far as I know, to treat them all in the same volume.
The Modern Theory of Solids
By Prof. Frederick Seitz. (International Series in Physics.) Pp. xv + 698. (New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1940.) 49s.
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MOTT, N. The Modern Theory of Solids. Nature 147, 623–624 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/147623a0
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