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Based on an established course and covering the fundamentals- central areas and contemporary topics of this diverse field- Fundamentals of Condensed Matter Physics is a much-needed textbook for graduate students. The book begins with an introduction to the modern conceptual models of a solid from the points of view of interacting atoms and elementary excitations. It then provides students with a thorough grounding in electronic structure and many-body interactions as a starting point to understand many properties of condensed matter systems - electronic- structural- vibrational- thermal- optical- transport- magnetic and superconducting - and methods to calculate them. Taking readers through the concepts and techniques- the text gives both theoretically and experimentally inclined students the knowledge needed for research and teaching careers in this field. It features 246 illustrations- 9 tables and 100 homework problems- as well as numerous worked examples- for students to test their understanding. Solutions to the problems for instructors are available at http://www.cambridge.org/cohenlouie....