Front Cover; Solid State Physics, Volume 33; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to Volume 33; Preface; Supplements; Chapter 1. Theory of the Thermodynamics of Simple Liquid Metals; I. Introduction; II. Formalism: Electrons and Ions; III. Formalism: Liquid Aspects; IV. Applications to Pure Liquid Metals; V. Liquid Alloys; VI. Complex Systems; Appendix: Correlation Functions; Chapter 2. Electronic Structure of Metallic Compounds and Alloys: Experimental Aspects; I. Introduction; II. Theoretical Considerations; III. Survey of Experimental Methods.

IV. Electron States in Ordered Alloys and CompoundsV. Electron States in Disordered Alloys; VI. Conclusions; Chapter 3. Multiphonon Infrared Absorption in the Highly Transparent Frequency Regime of Solids; I. Introduction; II. Theory; III. Experiment; IV. Conclusions and Discussion; Chapter 4. Martensltic Transformation as a Typical Phase Transformation in Solids; I. Introduction; II. Initial Theses; III. Equilibrium Structure and Thermodynamics; IV. Kinetics of Martensitic Transformations; V. Conclusion; Auther Index; Subject Index.