Beyond the Crystalline State : an Emerging Perspective /
This is the first book to weave together into a coherent picture various recent studies of the different phases of condensed matter. Of the many known phases of condensed matter, the crystalline state has received most attention, and although noncrystalline states, for example liquid crystals, have...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
1989.
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| Series: | Springer series in solid-state sciences ;
84. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Variety in Structures
- Order Out of Disorder
- Defects and Topology
- Structures by Projection
- Beyond Simple Geometry
- Tilings in One Dimension
- Ergodicity Breaking
- Symmetry Breaking
- A Second Look
- Appendix A
- F
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index.