Crystals (eBook)

Their Role in Nature and in Science

Charles Bunn (Autor)

Henry Booker, D. Allan Bromley, Nicholas Declaris (Herausgeber)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
296 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4832-2402-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Crystals: Their Role in Nature and in Science provides the description of the phenomena and concepts and essential facts and ideas in the study of crystals. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 discusses the growth and various forms of crystals. Under this section, topics on the etymology of the word 'crystal', the existence of crystals, how crystals grow, stacking patterns, and various crystal symmetries are presented. Part 2 covers the crystal structure and how it interacts with light and X-rays. This part discusses some strange light effects that some crystals make; the production of beautiful and scientifically significant color patterns; the possible types of space patterns in crystals; and the use of X-ray in finding the details of the internal atomic pattern of crystals. Crystallographers and laymen interested in the study and appreciation of crystals will find the book invaluable.

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Crystals: Their Role in Nature and in Science provides the description of the phenomena and concepts and essential facts and ideas in the study of crystals. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 discusses the growth and various forms of crystals. Under this section, topics on the etymology of the word "e;crystal"e;, the existence of crystals, how crystals grow, stacking patterns, and various crystal symmetries are presented. Part 2 covers the crystal structure and how it interacts with light and X-rays. This part discusses some strange light effects that some crystals make; the production of beautiful and scientifically significant color patterns; the possible types of space patterns in crystals; and the use of X-ray in finding the details of the internal atomic pattern of crystals. Crystallographers and laymen interested in the study and appreciation of crystals will find the book invaluable.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Crystals: Their Role in Nature and in Science 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 8
Preface 6
Part 1: Growth and Form 10
CHAPTER 1. The Crystal Kingdom 12
CHAPTER 2. Why Crystals Exist 23
CHAPTER 3. How Crystals Grow I. The Birth of a Nucleus 42
CHAPTER 4. How Crystals Grow II. Layer by Layer 49
CHAPTER 5. Some Stacking Patterns and Their Growth Habits 62
CHAPTER 6. Symphony of Shapes 87
CHAPTER 7. Variations on Crystal Themes 110
CHAPTER 8. Jewels 132
Part 2: Structure and Interaction with Light and X-rays 156
CHAPTER 9. The Play of Light 174
CHAPTER 10. Chromatic Fantasia 195
CHAPTER 11. Through the Looking Glass 213
CHAPTER 12. Patterns in Space 236
CHAPTER 13. X-Ray Revelation: How Atomic Space-Patterns Are Discovered 259
CHAPTER 14. The Crystals of the Chains of Life 288
INDEX 312

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.10.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 1-4832-2402-3 / 1483224023
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4832-2402-2 / 9781483224022