Crystallography and the World of Symmetry / Edition 1

by Sanat K. Chatterjee

Overview

Symmetry exists in realms from crystals to patterns, in external shapes of living or non-living objects, as well as in the fundamental particles and the physical laws that govern them. In fact, the search for this symmetry is the driving force for the discovery of many fundamental particles and the formulation of many physical laws. While one can not imagine a world which is absolutely symmetrical nor can one a world which is absolutely asymmetrical. These two aspects of nature are intermingled with each other inseparably. This is the basis of the existence of aperiodicity manifested in the liquid crystals and also quasi-crystals also discussed in “Crystallography and the World of Symmetry”.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540698982
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	10/24/2008
Series:	Springer Series in Materials Science , #113
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Pattern.- Lattices.- Symmetry in Lattices.- Crystal Symmetry (Crystal Pattern): I.- Crystal Symmetry (Crystal Pattern): II.- Crystals and X-Ray.- Experimental Methods for Structure Analysis: X-Ray Diffraction Techniques.- Determination of Space Group and Crystal Structure.- The World of Symmetry.- Asymmetry in Otherwise Symmetrical Matter.