Eleftherios N. Economou

This volume provides an introduction to the structures of matter. Topics include the atomic idea, wave-particle duality, and the minimization of energy as the condition for equilibrium, dimensional analysis, and more.

This comprehensive and yet approachable textbook emphasizes a few fundamental principles and extracts from them a wealth of information. This approach enables the authors to unify an enormous and diverse subject which might at first appear too disjointed.