Quasicrystals: A Primer (Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials) - Softcover

Janot, C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198565518 ISBN 13: 9780198565512

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1997

Synopsis

In 1984, physicists discovered a totally unexpected form of matter--a structure that appeared to contain five-fold symmetry axes, which cannot exist in strictly periodic structures--that became known as quasicrystals. In an effort to understand these structures, a theory that employed higher dimensional space groups was conceived, enabling the creation of new alloy phases that exhibited the properties expected from this model. Now in its second edition, Quasicrystals: A Primer offers an up-to-date and accessible introduction to the subject for students approaching it for the first time. Providing lively treatments of a range of practical, experimental, and theoretical topics, the book has been completely updated to reflect the latest advances in quasicrystal research and application. Helpful problem sets and a computer program that generates a Penrose lattice are included as well. Students and researchers in materials science, crystallography, and condensed matter physics will welcome this new edition of a trustworthy, user-friendly survey of an important topic in crystallography.

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About the Author

Professor Christian Janot, Institut Max von Laue-Paul Langevin, Avenue des Martyrs, BP 156, 38042 Grenoble, Cedex 9, France. Tel: +33 04 76 20 73 27. Fax: +33 04 76 48 39 06. Email: janot@ill.fr

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198565518
• ISBN 13: 9780198565512
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 426