| Modern Crystallography II: Structure of Crystals Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Vainshtein, Boris K. (Author), Fridkin, V. M. (Author), Indenbom, V. L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3642966217 ISBN-13: 9783642966217 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Chemistry - Inorganic - Science | Physics - Crystallography - Science | Earth Sciences - Mineralogy |
| Dewey: 546 |
| Series: Springer Solid-State Sciences |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.36 lbs) 436 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Early in this century, the newly discovered x-ray diffraction by crystals made a complete change in crystallography and in the whole science of the atomic structure of matter, thus giving a new impetus to the development of solid-state physics. Crystallographic methods, pri- marily x-ray diffraction analysis, penetrated into materials sciences, mol- ecular physics, and chemistry, and also into many other branches of science. Later, electron and neutron diffraction structure analyses be- came important since they not only complement x-ray data, but also supply new information on the atomic and the real structure of crystals. Electron microscopy and other modern methods of investigating mat- ter-optical, electronic paramagnetic, nuclear magnetic, and other res- onance techniques-yield a large amount of information on the atomic, electronic, and real crystal structures. Crystal physics has also undergone vigorous development. Many re- markable phenomena have been discovered in crystals and then found various practical applications. Other important factors promoting the development of crystallog- raphy were the elaboration of the theory of crystal growth (which brought crystallography closer to thermodynamics and physical chem- istry) and the development of the various methods of growing synthetic crystals dictated by practical needs. Man-made crystals became increas- ingly important for physical investigations, and they rapidly invaded technology. The production of synthetic crystals made a tremendous impact on the traditional branches: the mechanical treatment of mate- rials, precision instrument making, and the jewelry industry. |