Crystal Properties Via Group Theory Contributor(s): Nowick, Arthur S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 052141945X ISBN-13: 9780521419451 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1996 Annotation: This book deals with the effect of crystal symmetry in determining the tensor properties of crystals. the author provides a new approach using group theory and, in particular, the method of symmetry coordinates, which has not been used in any previous book. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Crystallography - Science | Physics - Condensed Matter - Technology & Engineering | Materials Science - General |
Dewey: 548.7 |
Series: Mathematical Sciences Research |
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 7.04" W x 9.93" (1.34 lbs) 246 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book deals with the effect of crystal symmetry in determining the tensor properties of crystals. Although this is a well-established subject, the author provides a new approach using group theory and, in particular, the method of symmetry coordinates, which has not been used in any previous book. The author presents applications to technologically important phenomena as diverse as the electro-optic, piezoelectric, photoelastic, piezomagnetic, and piezoresistance effects, as well as magnetothermoelectric power and third-order elastic constants. He also gives attention to special magnetic properties, i.e., those that require the concepts of time reversal and magnetic symmetry--an important subject not always covered in other books in this area. This book will be of interest to researchers in solid state physics and materials science, and will also be suitable as a text for graduate students in physics and engineering taking courses in solid state physics. |