Suitable for researchers and graduate students in physics and material sciencePhysical Acoustics in the Solid State reviews the modern aspects in thefield inclu... » 

Suitable for researchers and graduate students in physics and material sciencePhysical Acoustics in the Solid State reviews the modern aspects in thefield including many experimental results especially those involvingultrasonics. Practically all fields of solidstate physics are covered metalssemiconductors magnetism superconductivity different kinds of phasetransitions lowdimensional systems and the quantum Hall effect. After areview of the relevant experimental techniques and an introduction to thetheory of elasticity emphasizing the symmetry aspects applications in thevarious fields of condensed matter physics are presented. Also treated areBrillouinscattering results and results from thermodynamic investigationssuch as thermal expansion and specific heat. TOCIntroduction. ExperimentalTechniques. Elasticity. Thermodynamics and Phase Transitions. Acoustic Wavesin the Presence of Magnetic Ions. Ultrasonics at Magnetic Phase Transitions.Ultrasonics at Structural Transitions. Metals and Semiconductors. UnstableMoment Compounds. Ultrasonics in Superconductors. Coupling to CollectiveExcitations. Ultrasonics in LowDimensional Spin Systems. Symmetry Effectswith Sound Waves. Ultrasonic Propagation in Tunneling Systems. Conclusion andOutlook. «