High-Pressure Crystallography: From Fundamental Phenomena to Technological Applications (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9048192609 ISBN 13: 9789048192601

Publisher: Springer, 2010

Synopsis

This unique book is devoted to the theme of crystallographic studies at high pressure. It places emphasis on the phenomena characteristic to the compressed state of matter, as well as experimental and theoretical techniques, used to study these phenomena.

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This book is devoted to the theme of crystallographic studies at high pressure, with emphasis on the phenomena characteristic to the compressed state of matter, as well as experimental and theoretical techniques used to study these phenomena. As a thermodynamic parameter, pressure is remarkable in many ways. In the visible universe its value spans over sixty orders of magnitude, from the non-equilibrium pressure of hydrogen in intergalactic space, to the kind of pressure encountered within neutron stars. In the laboratory, it provides the unique possibility to control the structure and properties of materials, to dramatically alter electronic properties, and to break existing, or form new chemical bonds. This agenda naturally encompasses elements of physics (properties, structure and transformations), chemistry (reactions, transport), materials science (new materials) and engineering (mechanical properties); in addition it has direct applications and implications for geology (minerals in deep Earth environments), planetary sciences, biology and medicine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 9048192609
• ISBN 13: 9789048192601
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 627
• Editor: Boldyreva Elena, Dera Przemyslaw