Quasicrystals: A Primer: 48 (Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials) - Hardcover

Janot, C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198513895 ISBN 13: 9780198513896

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1992

Synopsis

In 1984 physicists discovered a monster in the world of crystallography, a structure that appeared to contain five-fold symmetry axes, which cannot exist in strictly periodic structures. Such quasi-periodic structures became known as quasicrystals. A previously formulated theory in terms of higher dimensional space groups was applied to them and new alloy phases were prepared which exhibited the properties expected from this model more closely. Thus many of the early controversies were dissolved.

This primer provides a descriptive approach to the subject for those coming to it for the first time. The various practical, experimental, and theoretical topics are dealt with in an accessible style. The book is completed by problem sets and there is a computer program that generates a Penrose lattice.

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Review

'An easily readable textbook ... In Quasicrystals, Janot presents clearly the fundamentals of quasicrystal research ... On the whole, however, the book is an excellent primer for all who are interested in the fascinating field of quasicrystals.'Walter Steurer, University of Hanover, Nature

Synopsis

Quasicrystals have unusual symmetry properties. This work describes where the atoms are and how this new state of matter behaves. Peculiar aspects, such as large electrical resistivity, are explained and problem sections are included for readers to test their understanding of the text.

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198513895
• ISBN 13: 9780198513896
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 334