Properties and Applications of Amorphous Materials (NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry)
Contributors: M.F. Thorpe (Editor); L. Tichý (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: January 31, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780792368106
Subjects: Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids); Material Science; Composite Materials; Condensed Matter Physics; Science; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Solid State Physics; Engineering - General; General; Technology / Material Science; Amorphous substances
First sentence: Amorphous materials are condensed phases which do not possess the long-range translational (or orientational) order - or periodicity - characteristic of a crystal.