Structure and Dynamics / Edition 1

by Martin T. Dove

Overview

Structure and Dynamics covers the wide range of general principles that govern the behavior of atoms in solids and applies them to the full range of material types known to man. It focuses on the structure of materials at an atomic level and how the atoms vibrate inside solids, bringing these topics together to explore how the atomic principles determine the behavior and properties of materials. Topics discussed include the factors and reciprocal space, the types of atomic bonding, the formalism of atomic vibrations and the theories of phase transitions. The tools of diffraction and spectroscopy in both laboratory and large scale facilities are also covered.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198506782
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	12/28/2003
Series:	Oxford Master Series in Physics Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	9.60(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Structure of materials
3. Formal description of crystal structures
4. The reciprocal lattice
5. Atomic bonding in crystals
6. Diffraction
7. Physical properties
8. Lattice dynamics
10. Experimental methods for measurements of vibrational frequencies
11. Anharmonic interactions
12. Displacive phase transitions
A. Real crystals!
B. Fourier analysis
C. Schoenflies representation of the point groups
D. Rhombohedral, trigonal and hexagonal unit cells
E. Space groups
F. Lattice energy minimization
G. Some note on the variational theorem
H. Ewald Sphere
I. The Wilson Plot
J. Diffraction from isotropic materials
K. Calculation of physical properties
L. Partition function: some key results
M. Lattice sums
N. Mean-square atomic displacement and temperature factors