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Predicting the Properties of Solids, Clusters and Superconductors

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Part of the book series: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences ((SSSOL,volume 95))

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In the past, theoretical physicists characteristically focused on properties of matter that could be examined using highly idealized models. However, in recent years a large part of the research on the theory of condensed matter [5.1,2] has been concentrated in areas formerly considered the domain of materials science. This trend has been aided by the development of methods capable of addressing problems related to the properties of real materials. These methods are an outgrowth of the quantum mechanics invented 50 or more years ago. It took this long period of practice with model calculations along with detailed studies of atoms, refinements in quantum theory and solid state spectroscopy, and the advent of modem computers to reach the present state of the art. Among these, a major ingredient was the unraveling of optical spectra of solids [5.3] and their interpretation in terms of electronic energy bands. This collaborative research between experimentalists and theorists served a similar role for solids to the one that atomic spectroscopy had for the development of quantum mechanics itself. It provided a data base of measured energy levels which could be used to test theoretical proposals. At first empirical theories were developed and tested using the experimental data. These evolved and now the theories are ab initio and require little or no experimental information about the solid.

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Cohen, M.L. (1991). Predicting the Properties of Solids, Clusters and Superconductors. In: Chelikowsky, J.R., Franciosi, A. (eds) Electronic Materials. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 95. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84359-4_5

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