Introduction to the mathematics of quasicrystals /

1. A brief introduction to tilings / Marjorie Senechal--2. Tilings and quasicrystals : a non-local growth problem? / R. Penrose--3. Group theory of icosohedral quasicrystals / P. Kramer and R.W. Haase--4. Some local properties of the three-dimensional Penrose tilings / Andre Katz--5. Defects in quas...

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Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Jarić, Marko V., 1952- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Academic Press, Inc., [1989]
Series:	Aperiodicity and order ; 2.
Subjects:	Quasicrystals. Crystallography, Mathematical. Quasicristaux. Cristallographie mathématique. Crystallography, Mathematical Quasicrystals Quasikristallen. Metalen. Groepentheorie. Mathematische fysica. Cristaux métalliques > Mathématiques. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Brief introduction to tilings / Marjorie Senechal
Tilings and quasicrystals: a non-local growth problem? / R. Penrose
Group theory of icosohedral quasicrystals / P. Kramer and R.W. Haase
Some local properties of the three-dimensional Penrose tilings / Andre Katz
Defects in quasicrystals / J. Bohsung and H.-R. Trebin.