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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 (Paperback, 1995)
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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 (Paperback, 1995)
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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