Quasicrystals : a primer / Christian Janot.

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TextLanguage: English Series: Monographs on the physics and chemistry of materials ; 50. | Oxford classic texts in the physical sciences | Monographs on the physics and chemistry of materialsPublication details: Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.Edition: Second editionDescription: xviii, 409 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9780199657407
0199657408

Subject(s):

Quasicrystals

DDC classification:

548.81 23 JAN

Contents:

1. How to fill space with atoms in condensed matter states. 2. Real quasicrystals: preparation and characterization. 3. High-dimensional crystallography 4. Where are the atoms? 5. Phonons, phasons, and dislocations in quasicrystals. 6. A little more about the physics of quasicrystals.

Summary: This primer provides a descriptive approach to the subject of quasicrystals for those coming to it for the first time. The various practical, experimental, and theoretical topics are dealt with in an accessible style. The book is completed by problem sets and there is a computer program that generates a Penrose lattice.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Sciences	Non-fiction	548.81 JAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		30331

This primer provides a descriptive approach to the subject of quasicrystals for those coming to it for the first time. The various practical, experimental, and theoretical topics are dealt with in an accessible style. The book is completed by problem sets and there is a computer program that generates a Penrose lattice.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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