Complete with reference tables and sample problems, this volume serves as a textbook or reference for solid-state physics and chemistry, materials science, and

Crystals are everywhere, from natural crystals (minerals) through the semiconductors and magnetic materials in electronic devices and computers or piezoelectric

Crystals are sometimes called 'Flowers of the Mineral Kingdom'. In addition to their great beauty, crystals and other textured materials are enormously useful i

An eminently readable book on the symmetry of crystals and molecules, starting from first principles

As the structure and behavior of molecules and crystals depend on their different symmetries, group theory becomes an essential tool in many important areas of