• 1. Atomic movements in solids - phenomenological equations; 2. Imperfections in solids; 3. Statistical thermodynamics of crystals containing point defects; 4. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics of atomic transport processes in solids; 5. Some applications of non-equilibrium thermodynamics to solids; 6. Microscopic theories - the master equation; 7. Kinetic theory of relaxation processes; 8. Kinetic theory of isothermal diffusion processes; 9. The theory of random walks; 10. Random walk theories of atomic diffusion; 11. Transport coefficients of dilute solid solutions - results and applications; 12. The evaluation of nuclear magnetic relaxation rates; 13. Theories of concentrated and highly defective systems; Epilogue; References.

' … a thorough and critical treatise centered on the thermodynamics and kinetics of atomic transport in ionic and metallic solids, a field in which both authors have been leading contributors for many years … authoritative … should prove very valuable to scientists and advanced students in all the areas of materials science.' David Turnbull, Science

• 1. Atomic movements in solids - phenomenological equations; 2. Imperfections in solids; 3. Statistical thermodynamics of crystals containing point defects; 4. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics of atomic transport processes in solids; 5. Some applications of non-equilibrium thermodynamics to solids; 6. Microscopic theories - the master equation; 7. Kinetic theory of relaxation processes; 8. Kinetic theory of isothermal diffusion processes; 9. The theory of random walks; 10. Random walk theories of atomic diffusion; 11. Transport coefficients of dilute solid solutions - results and applications; 12. The evaluation of nuclear magnetic relaxation rates; 13. Theories of concentrated and highly defective systems; Epilogue; References.

' … a thorough and critical treatise centered on the thermodynamics and kinetics of atomic transport in ionic and metallic solids, a field in which both authors have been leading contributors for many years … authoritative … should prove very valuable to scientists and advanced students in all the areas of materials science.' David Turnbull, Science

• 1. Atomic movements in solids - phenomenological equations; 2. Imperfections in solids; 3. Statistical thermodynamics of crystals containing point defects; 4. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics of atomic transport processes in solids; 5. Some applications of non-equilibrium thermodynamics to solids; 6. Microscopic theories - the master equation; 7. Kinetic theory of relaxation processes; 8. Kinetic theory of isothermal diffusion processes; 9. The theory of random walks; 10. Random walk theories of atomic diffusion; 11. Transport coefficients of dilute solid solutions - results and applications; 12. The evaluation of nuclear magnetic relaxation rates; 13. Theories of concentrated and highly defective systems; Epilogue; References.

' … a thorough and critical treatise centered on the thermodynamics and kinetics of atomic transport in ionic and metallic solids, a field in which both authors have been leading contributors for many years … authoritative … should prove very valuable to scientists and advanced students in all the areas of materials science.' David Turnbull, Science