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| Preface | |
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| Author | |
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| Further Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Crystal Clear: Bonding and Crystal Structures | |
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| Bonding in Solids | |
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| Electrons in Atoms | |
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| Ionic Bonding | |
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| Covalent Bonding | |
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| Metallic Bonding | |
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| van der Waals Bonding | |
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| Hydrogen Bonding | |
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| Mixed Bonding | |
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| Crystalline Solids | |
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| Describing Crystal Structures | |
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| Crystalline Structures | |
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| Quasicrystals | |
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| Liquid Crystals | |
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| Allotropes and Polymorphs | |
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| Single Crystals and Polycrystals | |
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| Directions, Planes, and Atomic Coordinates | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Selected Questions From Questions and Answers Manual | |
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| The Rejection of Perfection: Defects, Amorphous Materials, and Polymers | |
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| Defects | |
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| Point Defects | |
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| Dislocations | |
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| Amorphous Materials | |
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| Structure of Amorphous Materials | |
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| Models of Amorphous Structures | |
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| Glasses | |
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| A Preparation of Amorphous Materials | |
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| Polymers | |
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| Structure of Polymers | |
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| Thermoplastics | |
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| Thermosets | |
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| Elastomers | |
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| Additives | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Selected Questions From Questions and Answers Manual | |
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| Stressed Out: The Mechanical Properties of Solids | |
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| Introduction to Mechanical Properties of Solids | |
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| Stress and Strain | |
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| Plastic Deformation | |
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| Testing, Testing | |
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| Elasticity | |
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| Hardness | |
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| The Right Material for the Job | |
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| Alloys and Composites | |
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| Altering the Mechanical Properties of a Solid | |
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| Recycling | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Selected Questions From Questions and Answers Manual | |
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| In, Out, Shake It All About: Diffraction, Phonons, and Thermal Properties of Solids | |
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| Diffraction | |
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| Propagation of Electromagnetic Radiation | |
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| How Waves Interact with Crystalline Solids | |
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| Obtaining X-Ray Diffraction Patterns | |
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| Electron and Neutron Diffraction | |
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| Lattice Vibrations and Phonons | |
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| Atomic Vibrations in Crystalline Solids I41 | |
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| Phonons | |
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| Thermal Properties | |
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| Specific Heat | |
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| Thermal Conductivity | |
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| Thermal Expansion | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Selected Questions From Questions and Answers Manual | |
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| Unable to Resist: Metals, Semiconductors, and Superconductors | |
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| Free Electron Models of Electrical Conduction | |
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| Overview of Electrical Conduction | |
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| Drude's Classical Free Electron Model | |
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| Pauli's Quantum Free Electron Model | |
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| Energy Band Formation | |
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| Nearly Free Electron Model | |
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| Tight-Binding Model | |
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| Simple Band Theory | |
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| Application of Band Theory to Real Solids | |
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| Density of States in Energy Bands | |
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| Elemental and Compound Semiconductors | |
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| Intrinsic and Extrinsic Semiconductors | |
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| Motion of Charge Carriers in Semiconductors | |
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| Superconductivity | |
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| Introduction to Superconductivity | |
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| Superconductor Technology | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Selected Questions From Questions and Answers Manual | |
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| Chips with Everything: Semiconductor Devices and Dielectrics | |
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| Introduction to Semiconductor Devices | |
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| p-n Junctions | |
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| Bipolar Junction Transistors | |
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| Field-Effect Transistors | |
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| Optoelectronic Devices | |
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| Interaction Between Light and Semiconductors | |
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| LEDs | |
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| Semiconductor Lasers | |
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| Solar Cells | |
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| MOS Capacitor | |
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| Device Manufacture | |
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| Crystal Growth | |
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| Epitaxial Growth Methods | |
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| Deposition | |
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| Doping Semiconductors | |
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| MEMS | |
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| Dielectrics | |
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| Introduction to Dielectrics | |
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| Ferroelectricity | |
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| Piezoelectricity | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Selected Questions From Questions and Answers Manual | |
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| Living in a Magnetic World: Magnetism and Its Applications | |
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| Introduction to Magnetism | |
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| The Origins of Magnetism | |
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| Magnetic Properties and Quantities | |
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| Types of Magnetism | |
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| Diamagnetism | |
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| Paramagnetism | |
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| Ferromagnetism | |
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| Antiferromagnetism and Ferrimagnetism | |
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| Technological Applications of Magnets and Magnetism | |
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| Solenoids | |
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| Electromagnets | |
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| Permanent Magnets | |
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| Magnetic Resonance | |
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| Magnetic Recording | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Selected Questions From Questions and Answers Manual | |
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| Some Useful Maths | |
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| Vectors | |
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| Vector vs. Scalar | |
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| Unit Vectors | |
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| Addition of Vectors | |
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| Cartesian Coordinates | |
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| Derivation of Selected Equations | |
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| Derivation of Equation 6.17 | |
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| Derivation of Equation 6.18 | |
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| Proof that n<sub>i</sub><sup>2</sup> = np (equation 6.14[b]) is valid for extrinsic as well as intrinsic semiconductors | |
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| Vibrations and Waves | |
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| Properties of Waves | |
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| Electromagnetic and Elastic Waves | |
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| Longitudinal and Transverse Waves | |
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| Describing Waves | |
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| Velocity of Propagation | |
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| Wave Behaviour | |
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| Interference | |
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| Diffraction | |
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| Diffraction Gratings | |
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| Revision of Atomic Physics | |
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| Atomic Structure and Properties | |
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| Atomic Structure | |
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| Atomic Number | |
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| Mass Number and Isotopes | |
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| Atomic Mass Units | |
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| Electron Shell Notation | |
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| Atomic Shells | |
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| Principal Quantum Number | |
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| Orbital Quantum Number | |
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| Magnetic Quantum Number | |
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| Spin Quantum Number | |
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| Electron Configuration of an Atom | |
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| Filling of Subshells | |
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| The Periodic Table | |
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| Revision of Quantum Mechanics | |
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| Fundamental Ideas of Quantum Theory | |
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| Wave-Particle Duality | |
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| Wave Functions | |
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| Quantisation | |
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| Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle | |
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| Quantum Behaviour of Particles | |
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| Fermions and Bosons | |
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| The Pauli Exclusion Principle | |
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| Particle in a Box | |
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| Revision of Statistical Mechanics | |
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| Use of Statistics in Solid State Physics | |
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| Probability | |
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| The Concept of Probability | |
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| Simple Probability Calculations | |
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| Classical Statistical Mechanics | |
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| Gas Model | |
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| Configurations | |
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| Boltzmann's Distribution Law | |
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| Boltzmann Occupation Factor | |
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| Equipartition of Energy | |
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| Quantum Statistics | |
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| Configurations of Indistinguishable Particles | |
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| Fermi-Dirac Statistics | |
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| Bose-Einstein Statistics | |
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| Glossary of Terms | |
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| Index | |