| Description |
xiii, 432 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Series |
International Union of Crystallography texts on crystallography ; 12
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [414]-420) and index. |
| Contents |
Crystals and crystal structures -- Two-dimensional patterns, lattices and symmetry -- Bravais lattices and crystal systems -- Crystal symmetry : point groups, space groups, symmetry-related properties and quasiperiodic crystals -- Describing lattice planes and directions in crystals : Miller indices and zone axis symbols -- The reciprocal lattice -- The diffraction of light -- X-ray diffraction : the contributions of Max von Laue, W. H. and W. L. Bragg and P. P. Ewald -- The diffraction of X-rays -- X-ray diffraction of polycrystalline materials -- Electron diffraction and its applications -- The stereographic projection and its uses -- Fourier analysis in diffraction and image formation -- App. 1 Computer programs, models and model-building in crystallography -- App. 2 Polyhedra in crystallography -- App. 3 Biographical notes on crystallographers and scientists mentioned in the text -- App. 4 Some useful crystallographic relationships -- App. 5 A simple introduction to vectors and complex numbers and their use in crystallography -- App. 6 Systematic absences (extinctions) in X-ray diffraction and double diffraction in electron diffraction patterns |
| Subject(s) |
Crystallography.
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X-ray crystallography.
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