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Crystallography and diffraction are widely used throughout science for studying structure. The aim of this book is to show, through relevant examples and without relying on complex mathematics, that the basic ideas behind crystallography and diffraction are simple and easily comprehensible.
List of contents
1 Crystals and crystal structures; 2 Two-dimensional patterns, lattices and symmetry; 3 Bravais lattices and crystal systems; 4 Crystal symmetry: point groups, space groups, symmetry-related properties and quasiperiodic crystals; 5 Describing lattice planes and directions in crystals: Miller indices and zone axis symbols; 6 The recirocal lattice; 7 The diffraction of light; 8 X-ray diffraction: the contribution of Max von Laue, W.H. and W.L. Bragg and P.P Ewald; 9 The diffraction of X-rays; 10 X-ray diffraction of polycrystalline materials; 11 Electron diffraction and its applications; 12 The stereographic projection and its uses; 13 Fourier analysis in diffraction and image formation; 14 The physical properties of crystals and their description by tensors
About the author
Christopher Hammond was educated at The Gateway School, Leciester, The University of Cambridge (BA, 1964) and The University of Leeds (Ph.D, 1968). From 1968 to 2005 he was Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer, in the Department of Metallurgy (later the Insitute for Materials Research) and carried out research on titanium alloys. He is a Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society and a Life Fellow of the University of Leeds. He has long experience of teaching with the University and RMS courses.
Summary
Crystallography and diffraction are widely used throughout science for studying structure. The aim of this book is to show, through relevant examples and without relying on complex mathematics, that the basic ideas behind crystallography and diffraction are simple and easily comprehensible.
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Throughout, this book is well written and thoughtfully illustrated. It provides an excellent grounding in crystallography. It may be the only book that bewildered non-crystallographers need.
