The science of crystals

Author(s)

• Balibar, Françoise

Bibliographic Information

The science of crystals

Françoise Balibar

（The McGraw-Hill horizons of science series）

McGraw-Hill, c1993

English language ed

Other Title

Science du cristal

Uniform Title

Science du cristal

Note

Translation of: La Science du cristal

Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-104)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Explores the frontiers of research in crystal defects and describes new high-level applications in such areas as superconductors and new-age medicines.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 Physics confronts crystals: the sorrows of crystallography
• the age of upheaval
• the new crystal. Part 2 Crystals in physics: the value of defects
• symmetries and asymmetries
• group theory discovers crystals
• from mineralogy to astrophysics. Part 3 From physics to big physics - the social destiny of research: crystals in big science
• the language of physicists.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA19627331
• ISBN:
  • 007004449X
• LCCN: 92019607
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: fre
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: 104 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QD905.2
  • DC20 : 548
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Crystallography
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA18672716