Crystal Properties Via Group Theory
by Arthur S. Nowick /
1996 / English / PDF
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This book deals with the effect of crystal symmetry in determining
the tensor properties of crystals. Although this is a
well-established subject, the author provides a new approach using
group theory and, in particular, the method of symmetry
coordinates, which has not been used in any previous book. The
author presents applications to technologically important phenomena
as diverse as the electro-optic, piezoelectric, photoelastic,
piezomagnetic, and piezoresistance effects, as well as
magnetothermoelectric power and third-order elastic constants. He
also gives attention to "special magnetic properties", i.e., those
that require the concepts of time reversal and magnetic
symmetry--an important subject not always covered in other books in
this area. This book will be of interest to researchers in solid
state physics and materials science, and will also be suitable as a
text for graduate students in physics and engineering taking
courses in solid state physics.
This book deals with the effect of crystal symmetry in determining
the tensor properties of crystals. Although this is a
well-established subject, the author provides a new approach using
group theory and, in particular, the method of symmetry
coordinates, which has not been used in any previous book. The
author presents applications to technologically important phenomena
as diverse as the electro-optic, piezoelectric, photoelastic,
piezomagnetic, and piezoresistance effects, as well as
magnetothermoelectric power and third-order elastic constants. He
also gives attention to "special magnetic properties", i.e., those
that require the concepts of time reversal and magnetic
symmetry--an important subject not always covered in other books in
this area. This book will be of interest to researchers in solid
state physics and materials science, and will also be suitable as a
text for graduate students in physics and engineering taking
courses in solid state physics.