The Electronic Structure of Crystalline Solids

Abstract

Many important aspects of the electronic structure of crystalline solids can be under­stood by the application of symmetry concepts to the consideration of single electron wave functions. This chapter provides an elementary introduction to the principles and results of band theory which makes extensive use of the symmetry and reciprocal space concepts developed throughout the book. A major purpose of this chapter is to provide a rigorous but elementary overview which will enable those untutored in solid-state physics to comprehend and use the results of band structure calculations.