Electronic Structure of Alloys, Surfaces and Clusters

Understanding the electronic structure of solids is a basic part of theoretical investigation in physics. Application of investigative techniques requires the solid under investigation to be "periodic". However, this is not always the case. The subject of the book is the three classes of "non-period" solids currently undergoing most study - alloys, surfaces and clusters.
The chapters are written by expert practitioners in the field, giving an up-to-date account of the field with enough detailed background, so that even a newcomer to the field can follow the development of the theoretical framework involved besides obtaining the present status of knowledge in the field. It also includes an extensive bibiography which will provide a comprehensive reading list of work in the area until the end of the last millenium.