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SolidStatePhysics: Essential Concepts centers on the unifying, essential theoretical concepts and tools of modern condensed matter physics that every student should know to read the literature. It is envisioned as a graduate text for a 1-semester course although the student is not assumed to have prior knowledge of solid state physics because results are derived from first principles. 

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Dr. David W. Snoke received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is currently an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Pittsburgh. He was an Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral fellow with Manuel Cardona from 1990-1992, and has received the NSF Early Career award and the Cottrell Scholar award for his accomplishments in research and teaching. He has also worked in industry, first in the Applied Optics group of the Westinghouse Research and Development Center and later for the Aerospace Corporation in Los Angeles. Professor Snoke has published both theoretical and experimental work; theoretical analysis runs through all his experimental papers, and he has also written papers exclusively on theory. His research focuses on Bose-Einstein condensation of excitons and polaritons in two and three dimensions. Professor Snoke's diverse experience has given him strong feelings about the present needs in solid state physics education. In particular, his work with Manuel Cardona has given him a deep appreciation for the unifying theoretical methods which run through solid state physics, while his interaction with the Bose-Einstein condensation community (including, for example, collaboration with Gordon Baym on a review article) has given him an appreciation for the underlying unity of coherent phenomena as diverse as superconductors, superfluids, and lasers.

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