Crystal Properties Via Group Theory (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521419451)

This book deals with the effect of crystal symmetry in determining the tensor properties of crystals. Although this is a well-established subject, the author provides a new approach using group theory and, in particular, the method of symmetry coordinates, which has not been used in any previous book. The author presents applications to technologically important phenomena as diverse as the electro-optic, piezoelectric, photoelastic, piezomagnetic, and piezoresistance effects, as well as magnetothermoelectric power and third-order elastic constants. He also gives attention to "special magnetic properties", i.e., those that require the concepts of time reversal and magnetic symmetry--an important subject not always covered in other books in this area. This book will be of interest to researchers in solid state physics and materials science, and will also be suitable as a text for graduate students in physics and engineering taking courses in solid state physics.

Author: Arthur S. Nowick
ISBN-10: 052141945X
ISBN-13: 9780521419451
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/14/1995
Pages: 246
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.93h x 7.04w x 0.78d