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

• Autore: Newnham Robert E (Robert Everest), <1929-2009.>
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (391 p.)
• Disciplina: 620.1/12; 620.112
• Soggetto topico: Crystallography; Anisotropy; Materials
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Properties of materials
• ISBN: 0-19-191660-9; 1-282-36567-3; 9786612365676; 0-19-152340-2; 1-4356-0593-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778392303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.