Physical Properties of Crystals: Their Representation by Tensors and Matrices / Edition 1

by J. F. Nye

Overview

First published in 1957, this classic study has been reissued in a paperback version that includes an additional chapter bringing the material up to date. The author formulates the physical properties of crystals systematically in tensor notation, presenting tensor properties in terms of their common mathematical basis and the thermodynamic relations between them. The mathematical groundwork is laid in a discussion of tensors of the first and second ranks. Tensors of higher ranks and matrix methods are then introduced as natural developments of the theory. A similar pattern is followed in discussing thermodynamic and optical aspects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198511656
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/11/1985
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	9.25(w) x 6.13(h) x 0.78(d)

About the Author

University of Bristol

Table of Contents

NotationIntroductionPart I: General Principles1. The Groundwork of Crystal Physics2. Transformations and Second-Rank Tensors: Further DevelopmentsPART 2. EQUILIBRIUM PROPERTIES3. Paramagnetic and Diamagnetic Susceptibility4. Electric Polarization5. The Stress Tensor6. The Strain Tensor and Thermal Expansion7. Piezoelectricity. Third-rank Tensors8. Elasticity. Fourth-rank Tensors9. The Matrix Method10. Thermodynamics of Equilibrium Properties of CrystalsPart 3. Transport Properties11. Thermal and Electrical Conductivity12. ThermoelectricityPart 4. Crystal Optics13. Natural and Artificial Double Refraction. Second-Order Effects14. Optical ActivityAppendixesBibliographySupplementary References and Notes (1985)Solutions to the Exercises with NotesIndex of NamesIndex of Subjects