Front Cover; Solid State Physics, Volume 40; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Modeling Tetrahedrally Bonded Random Networks by Computer; I.A Short History of Random-Network Models; II. Computer Generation of Continuous Random-Network Models with Periodic Boundary Conditions; III. Results; IV. Conclusion; Appendix A. The Radial Distribution Function; Chapter 2. A Quantum-Mechanical Critique of the Miedema Rules for Alloy Formation; I. The Miedema Scheme; II. The Nature of the Metallic Bond; III. Significance of the Miedema Parameters.

Chapter 3. Electronic Shell Structure and Metal ClustersI. Development of Cluster Physics; II. Basic Electronic Shell Theory of Metal Clusters; III. Production and Detection of Metal Clusters; IV. Cluster Abundance Spectra and Shell Structure; V. Static Dipole Polarizability; VI. Ionization Potential; VII. Prospects for Metal-Cluster Physics; Appendix A. Applications of Nilsson Theory for Clusters; Appendix B. Fine Structure in Cluster Abundance Spectra; Chapter 4. Stage Ordering in Intercalation Compounds; I. Staging: Modulated Structure and Properties; II. Mechanisms of Stage Ordering.

III. Staging TransitionsIV. Domains and Staging Kinetics; Chapter 5. Experimental Studies of the Structure and Dynamics of Molten Alkali and Alkaline Earth Halides; I. Introduction; II. Structure; III. Dynamics: Inelastic Neutron Scattering; IV. Dynamics: Light Scattering; V. Conclusions; Author Index; Subject Index.