Crystallography and the World of Symmetry (Springer Series in Materials Science Book 113)

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. "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."--BOOK JACKET Team rebOOk ......Page 1 Preface ......Page 7 Contents ......Page 9 1. Pattern......Page 12 2. Lattices ......Page 19 3. Symmetry in Lattices ......Page 25 4. Crystal Symmetry (Crystal Pattern): 1 ......Page 32 5. Crystal Symmetry (Crystal Pattern): 2 ......Page 43 6. Crystals and X-Ray ......Page 51 7. Experimental Methods for Structure Analysis: X-Ray Diffraction Techniques ......Page 65 8. Determination of Space Group and Crystal Structure ......Page 84 9. The World of Symmetry ......Page 92 10. Asymmetry in Otherwise Symmetrical Matter ......Page 107 Epilogue ......Page 133 Appendix A ......Page 135 Appendix B ......Page 142 Further Reading ......Page 149 Index ......Page 151 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. This book looks at crystallography and the world of symmetry