1. Introductory remarks What characterizes the solid state? States of matter Plasma Physics and Chemistry of Solids

2. Anomaly of water: Clausius-Clapeyron For more info click http://physics.unl.edu/~cbinek/Phase%20transitions.pps http://physics.unl.edu/~cbinek/Phase%20transitions.pps

3. Crystalline SiO 2 Quartz (SiO 2 ) crystal amorph glass Looks like “supercooled Liquid” Silicon atom Oxygen atom Solids Click for details about quartz

4. The problem: > 10 23 electrons experience Coulomb interaction Help: symmetry regularly repeated arrangement of atoms Quantum MechanicsStatistical Physics approximate Solution Crystalline solid

5. - metals, semiconductors, insulators - lattice dynamics, thermal properties - optical and dielectric properties, magnetic properties - superconductivity Special relativity