Introduction to Surface and Superlattice Excitations

This is an introduction to the properties of wave-like excitations associated with surfaces and interfaces. The emphasis is on acoustic, optic, and magnetic excitations, and apart from one section on liquid surfaces, the text concentrates on solids.

Zusammenfassung
This provides an introduction to the properties of wavelike excitations associated with surfaces and interfaces. The emphasis is on acoustic, optic and magnetic excitation. Apart from a section on liquid surfaces, the text concentrates on solids. The important topic of superlattices is also discussed.

Inhalt

Peface; 1. Introduction; 2. Surface waves on elastic media and liquids; 3. Surface magnons; 4. Surface magnetostatic modes; 5. Electronic surface states and dielectric functions; 6. Surface polaritons; 7. Layered structures and superlattices; 8. Concluding remarks; Appendix; References; Index.