Front Cover; Solid State Physics, Volume 39; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Physics of Fracture; I. Introduction; II. Observational Background and Initial Concepts; III. The Elastic Fields of Cracks and Dislocations; IV. The Elastic Forces on Cracks and Dislocations; V. Atomic Structure of Cracks; VI. Dislocation Emission from Cracks; VII. Dislocation Shielding and Fracture Toughness; Appendix; Chapter 2. The Internal Structure of Guinier-Preston Zones in Alloys; I. Introduction; II. Experimental Techniques; III. EXAFS; IV. Results for Specific Alloys; V. Discussion.

Appendix: The Diffuse Intensity in the Kinematic ApproximationChapter 3. Fractals and Their Applications in Condensed Matter Physics; I. Introduction; II. Measurements of Fractal Dimension; III. Growth of Fractal Aggregates; IV. Diffusion on Fractal Networks; V. Elastic Properties of Fractal Networks; VI. Magnetic Ordering on Fractal Networks; Chapter 4. Electronic Structure of 3d Transition-Atom Impurities in Semiconductors; I. Introduction; II. Phenomenology and Terminology; III. Observable Phenomena and Data; IV. Theoretical Content of Excitation and Ionization Energies.

V. Electronic-Structure Calculations in the Mean-Field ApproachVI. Results of First-Principles Green's Function Studies; VII. Future Prospects; Index.