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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778392303321

Autore

Newnham Robert E (Robert Everest), <1929-2009.>

Titolo

Properties of materials [[electronic resource] ] : anisotropy, symmetry, structure / / Robert E. Newnham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-191660-9

1-282-36567-3

9786612365676

0-19-152340-2

1-4356-0593-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (391 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

620.1/12

620.112

Soggetti

Crystallography

Anisotropy

Materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2005.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Transformations; 3 Symmetry; 4 Transformation operators for symmetry elements; 5 Tensors and physical properties; 6 Thermodynamic relationships; 7 Specific heat and entropy; 8 Pyroelectricity; 9 Dielectric constant; 10 Stress and strain; 11 Thermal expansion; 12 Piezoelectricity; 13 Elasticity; 14 Magnetic phenomena; 15 Nonlinear phenomena; 16 Ferroic crystals; 17 Electrical resistivity; 18 Thermal conductivity; 19 Diffusion and ionic conductivity; 20 Galvanomagnetic and thermomagnetic phenomena; 21 Thermoelectricity; 22 Piezoresistance; 23 Acoustic waves I

24 Acoustic waves II25 Crystal optics; 26 Dispersion and absorption; 27 Photoelasticity and acousto-optics; 28 Electro-optic phenomena; 29 Nonlinear optics; 30 Optical activity and enantiomorphism; 31 Magneto-optics; 32 Chemical anisotropy; Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In addition to their great beauty, crystals and other textured materials are enormously useful in electronics, optics, acoustics and many other engineering applications. This text describes the underlying principles



of crystal physics and chemistry, covering a wide range of topics and illustrating numerous applications.