Science : Crystallography

This book is devoted to the mathematical description of interesting phenomena which occur in solids, such as ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism and superconductivity. Superconductivity and its interaction with ferro and antiferromagnetism is of special importance since over the last 15 years the temperature of superconductivity existence has been raised from 15-20 K to 100 K, which will allow in the near future numerous practical applications of this phenomenon. Although the book is written in a rather rigorous mathematical language it is made easy to read by detailed derivation for those having only an undergraduate background in physics. Key Features:. - new field of research. - common formalism for superconductivity and magnetism. - easy and simple models. - easy reading which includes all derivations. - good for graduate students and young researchers more...

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Provides a tutorial to crystal optics. This work discuss the two main mechanisms of optical dissymmetry: The piezo-optic effect, and The kinetic ordering of atoms. It also tackles complex, inhomogeneous crystals, and the complex optical properties resulting from the superposition of anomalies having various etiologies. more...

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Self-assembly monolayer (SAM) structures of lipids and macromolecules have been found to play an important role in many industrial and biological phenomena. This book describes two procedures, namely the STM and AFM, that are used to study SAMs at solid surfaces. K.S. Birdi examines the SAMs at both liquid and solid surfaces by using the Langmuir monolayer method. more...

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Covers developments in the field of thermotropic liquid crystals and and assesses their functional importance. This text includes chapters covering the applications of high-resolution methods, such as solid-state NMR, that have been used to understand the high-resolution structure, dynamics, orientation, and orientational order of these molecules. more...

Price: $189.00