Crystal Symmetry, Lattice Vibrations, and Optical Spectroscopy of Solids: A Group Theoretical Approach

by Baldassare DiBartolo and Richard C. Powell

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the two fundamental aspects of a solid that determine its physical properties: lattice structure and atomic vibrations (phonons). The elements of group theory are extensively developed and used as a tool to show how the symmetry of a solid and the vibrations of the atoms in the solid lead to the physical properties of the material. The uses of different types of spectroscopy techniques that elucidate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9814579203
• ISBN13: 9789814579209
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"