| Symmetry Relationships Between Crystal Structures: Applications of Crystallographic Group Theory in Crystal Chemistry Contributor(s): Muller, Ulrich (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199669953 ISBN-13: 9780199669950 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Crystallography |
| Dewey: 548.81 |
| LCCN: 2012554445 |
| Series: International Union of Crystallography Texts on Crystallography (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.5" W x 9.8" (2.05 lbs) 350 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In crystal chemistry and crystal physics, the relations between the symmetry groups (space groups) of crystalline solids are of special importance. Part 1 of this book presents the necessary mathematical foundations and tools: the fundamentals of crystallography with special emphasis on symmetry, the theory of the crystallographic groups, and the formalisms of the needed crystallographic computations. Part 2 gives an insight into applications to problems in crystal chemistry. With the aid of numerous examples, it is shown how crystallographic group theory can be used to make evident relationships between crystal structures, to set up a systematic order in the huge amount of known crystal structures, to predict crystal structures, to analyse phase transitions and topotactic reactions in the solid state, to understand the formation of domains and twins in crystals, and to avoid errors in crystal structure determinations. A broad range of end-of-chapter exercises offers the possibility to apply the learned material. Worked-out solutions to the exercises can be found at the end of the book. |