Symmetry and Physical Properties of Crystals

Crystals are everywhere, from natural crystals (minerals) through the semiconductors and magnetic materials in electronic devices and computers or piezoelectric resonators at the heart of our quartz watches to electro-optical devices. Understanding them in depth is essential both for pure research a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Malgrange, Cécile (Author), Ricolleau, Christian (Author), Schlenker, Michel (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Subjects:
Crystallography.
Inorganic chemistry.
Materials-Analysis.
Condensed matter.
Mineralogy.
Crystallography and Scattering Methods.
Inorganic Chemistry.
Characterization and Analytical Technique.
Condensed Matter Physics.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Symmetry operations
  • Crystal lattices
  • Relationship between space groups and point groups
  • Point groups
  • Bravais lattices
  • Space groups
  • Chemical bonds and crystal structures
  • Crystal anisotropy and tensors
  • Second-rank tensors
  • Stress tensor
  • Deformation of a solid. The strain tensor
  • Elasticity
  • Elastic waves in crystals
  • Crystal thermodynamics. Piezoelectricity
  • Light propagation in crystals
  • Polarization of light by crystals
  • Optical activity, or rotatory power.

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