booksareseldomfinished.atbest,theyareabandoned.thesecondeditionof"electronicpropertiesofmaterials"hasbeeninusenowforaboutsevenyears.duringthistimemypublishergavemeampleopportunitiestoupdateandimprovethetextwheneverthebookwasreprinted.therewereaboutsixofthesereprintingcycles.eventually,however,itbecameclearthatsubstantiallymorenewmaterial,hadtobeaddedtoaccountforthestormydevelopmentswhichoccurredinthefieldofelectrical,optical,andmagneticmaterials.inpar
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