Tensor Properties of Solids presents the phenomenological
development of solid state properties represented as matter tensors
in two parts: Part I on equilibrium tensor properties and Part II
on transport tensor properties. Part I begins with an introduction
to tensor notation, transformations, algebra, and calculus together
with the matrix representations. Crystallography, as it relates to
tensor properties of crystals, completes the background treatment.
A generalized treatment of solid-state equilibrium thermodynamics
leads to the systematic correlation of equilibrium tensor
properties. This is followed by developments covering first-,
second-, third-, and higher-order tensor effects. Included are the
generalized compliance and rigidity matrices for first-order tensor
properties, Maxwell relations, effect of measurement conditions,
and the dependent coupled effects and use of interaction diagrams.
Part I concludes with the second- and higher-order effects,
including numerous optical tensor properties. Part II presents the
driving forces and fluxes for the well-known proper conductivities.
An introduction to irreversible thermodynamics includes the
concepts of microscopic reversibility, Onsager's reciprocity
principle, entropy density production, and the proper choice of the
transport parameters. This is followed by the force-flux equations
for electronic charge and heat flow and the relationships between
the proper conductivities and phenomenological coefficients. The
thermoelectric effects in solids are discussed and extended to the
piezothermoelectric and piezoresistance tensor effects. The
subjects of thermomagnetic, galvanomagnetic, and
thermogalvanomagnetic effects are developed together with other
higher-order magnetotransport property tensors. A glossary of
terms, expressions, and symbols are provided at the end of the
text, and end-of-chapter problems are provided on request. Endnotes
provide the necessary references for further reading. Table of
Contents: I. Equilibrium Tensor Properties of Solids / Introduction
/ Introduction to Tensor Notation, Tensor Transformations, Tensor
Calculus, and Matrix Representation / Crystal Systems, Symmetry
Elements, and Symmetry Transformations / Generalized Thermostatics
and the Systematic Correlation of Physical Properties / The
Dependent Coupled Effects and the Interrelationships Between
First-Order Tensor Properties - Use of Interaction Diagrams /
Third- and Fourth-Rank Tensor Properties - Symmetry Considerations
/ Second- and Higher-Order Effects - Symmetry Considerations / II.
Transport Properties of Solids / Introduction to Transport
Properties and the Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes /
Thermoelectric, Piezothermoelectric, and Diffusive Effects in
Solids / Effect of Magnetic Field on the Transport Properties /
Appendix A: Magnetic Tensor Properties, Magnetic Crystals, and the
Combined Space-Time Transformations / Endnotes / Glossary /
Biography / Index
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