Theoretical Materials Science Gonis Hardback Materials Research Society

Theoretical Materials ScienceTracing the Electronic Origins of Materials Behavior\nAuthor(s): A. Gonis\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Materials Research Society, United States\nImprint: Materials Research Society\nISBN-13: 9781558995406, 978-1558995406\nSynopsis\nThe primary goal of a materials scientist is a predictive understanding of materials properties and that requires a clear picture of the role played by electrons in determining the materials' behavior. Only then can one hope to design and build new materials with desired physical, chemical and engineering characteristics. Research is carried out on the basis of quantum mechanics, through solution of the so-called single-particle Schrdinger equation that describes the behavior of electrons in a solid. This book describes one formal approach to solving the Schrdinger equation developed within the framework of multiple scattering theory (MST). It offers a comprehensive and welcome entre to the field of electronic structure of so.