Physics of Ice - Hardcover

Petrenko, Victor F.; Whitworth, Robert W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198518951 ISBN 13: 9780198518952

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1999

Synopsis

Ice is one of the most abundant and important materials on Earth, and its unique physical properties are an active area of research in a number of disciplines. This book focuses on the physics of ice, its material properties, and how these are reflected in its molecular and crystalline structure. Despite its simple crystal structure, ice has a rich array of properties due to its hydrogen bonds, and this book includes an extensive discussion of this research. The book provides a careful development of the physical principles underlying the properties of ice and is aimed at pure and applied researchers in the field. It features descriptions of new work on electrical, mechanical, and surface properties, and on the occurrence of many different crystalline phases.

About this title

About the Author:

Victor F. Petrenko is at Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College. Robert W. Whitworth is at University of Birmingham.

Review:

"Aimed at graduate students and researchers, this text describes the unique properties of ice and the ways in which these properties are interpreted in terms of water molecules and crystalline structure. In each chapter, the subject is introduced from first principles and the reader is directed to selected important papers on the topic. The volume is illustrated throughout with b&w graphs, diagrams, and photographs. Petrenko teaches engineering at Dartmouth College, and Whitworth recently retired from teaching crystal physics at the U. of Birmingham, UK."--SciTech Book News

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0198518951
• ISBN 13: 9780198518952
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 390