Published by World Scientific, Singapore, 1987
ISBN 10: 9971502275 ISBN 13: 9789971502270
Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, Australia
First Edition
Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback. HEAVY. xvi, 767pp, bibliography, bw photos & diagrams. Or card covers. Minor edge wear and light soiling of covers, minor bump to bottom corner, number of page corners creased, light pinkish stain to fore-edge. Quasicrystals a fundamental new form of solid matter exhibiting symmetries forbidden for ordinary crystals, such as five-fold planar and three dimensional iconohedral symmetry. This book provides an overview of progress made in understanding their physical properties, focussing on theoretical foundations. Each chapter contains an introduction outlining the basic concepts and challenges in a particular area, followed by a collection of related reprinted articles. Size: 8vo.