Table of Contents

Preface; List of acronyms; Historical sketch; Part I. Clean Surfaces: 1. Thermodynamics; 2. Chemical analysis; 3. Crystal structure; 4. Electronic structure; 5. Phase transitions; 6. Elementary excitations; 7. Optical properties; Part II. Adsorption: 8. Physisorption; 9. Chemisorption; 10. Crystal structure; 11. Phase transitions; 12. Electronic structure; 13. Energy transfer; 14. Kinetics and dynamics; 15. Surface reactions; 16. Epitaxy; References; Index.