The Crystal Lattice
Subtitle: Phonons, Solitons, Dislocations, Superlattices
Edition: 2 Rev Upd edition
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Published: November 4, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9783527405084
Subjects: Crystallography; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Material Science; Technology / Material Science; Crystal lattices
First sentence: The crystalline state of substances is different from other states (gaseous, liquid, amorphous) in that the atoms are in an ordered and symmetrical arrangement called the crystal lattice.
Description: The aim of this successful book is to describe and analyse peculiarities of classical and quantum dynamics of a crystal as a spatially periodic structure. In the second revised and updated edition, the author focuses on low-dimensional models of crystals and on superlattices. Both traditional questions like the spectrum of vibrations, the idea of phonon gas, dislocations etc. and new aspects like the theory of quantum crystals, solitons in 1D crystals, dislocation theory of melting of 2D crystals etc. are discussed. The author gives an explanation of a set of phenomena which entered into solid.