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Morphology of Crystals - Part A: Fundamentals Part B: Fine Particles, Minerals and Snow Part C: The Geometry of Crystal Growth by Jaap van Suchtelen (Hardcover, 1987 ed.)
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Morphology of Crystals - Part A: Fundamentals Part B: Fine Particles, Minerals and Snow Part C: The Geometry of Crystal Growth by Jaap van Suchtelen (Hardcover, 1987 ed.)
Series: Materials Science of Minerals and Rocks
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The molecular mechanisms underlying the fact that a crystal can
take a variety of external forms is something we have come to
understand only in the last few decades. This is due to recent
developments in theoretical and experimental investigations of
crystal growth mechanisms. Morphology of Crystals is divided into
three separately available volumes. Part A contains chapters on
roughening transition; equilibrium form; step pattern theory;
modern PBC; and surface microtopography. This part provides
essentially theoretical treatments of the problem, particularly the
solid-liquid interface. Part B contains chapters on ultra-fine
particles; minerals; transition from polyhedral to dendrite; theory
of dendrite; and snow crystals. All chapters are written by world
leaders in their respective areas, and some can be seen as
representing the essence of a life's work. This is the first
English-language work which covers all aspects of the morphology of
crystals - a topic which has attracted top scientific minds for
centuries. As such, it is indispensable for anyone seeking an
answer to a question relating to this fascinating problem:
mineralogists, petrologists, crystallographers, materials
scientists, workers in solid-state physics and chemistry, etc. In
Parts A: Fundamentals and B: Fine Particles, Minerals and Snow
equilibrium and kinetic properties of crystals are generally
approached from an `atomistic' point of view. In contrast, Part C:
The Geometry of Crystal Growth follows the alternative and
complementary `geometrical' description, where bulk phases are
considered as continuous media and their interfaces as mathematical
surfaces with orientation-dependent properties. Equations of motion
for a crystal surface are expressed in terms of vector and tensor
operators working on surface free energy and growth rate, both
expressed as functions of surface orientation and driving force, or
`affinity' for growth. This approach emphasizes the interrelation
between equilibrium and kinetic behavior. Part 1 establishes the
theoretical framework. Part 2 gives a construction toolbox for
explicit (analytic) functions. An extra chapter is devoted to
experimental techniques for measuring such functions: a new
approach to sphere growth experiments. The emphasis throughout is
on principles and new concepts. Audience: Advanced readers familiar
with traditional aspects of crystal growth theory. Can be used as
the basis for an advanced course, provided supplementation is
provided in the areas of atomistic models of the advancing surface,
diffusion fields, etc.
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