The science of crystals
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The science of crystals
(The McGraw-Hill horizons of science series)
McGraw-Hill, c1993
English language ed
- Other Title
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Science du cristal
- Uniform Title
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Science du cristal
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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.
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