Synopses & Reviews
Examines the advances made in the field in recent years and looks at the various methods now used; ideal for graduate students and researchers.
Review
"This discussion is an exercise in consciousness-raising, which many readers will find rather thought-provoking... I would recommend it to anyone wishing to get both a broad overview of the intersection of theoretical condensed matter physics with modern materials science, and some good pointers toward future research directions...a nicely-written, self-contained course on material physics." Physics Today"...the writing style makes reading most enjoyable. The interesting aspect of the style is the author's readiness to stand back from the details to communicate to the reader an important message." Optics &Photonics News
Synopsis
Explores one of the central tenets, the structure-property paradigm, which proposes a direct connection between the geometric structures within a material and its properties. Ideal for graduate students and researchers.
Synopsis
Materials science has emerged as one of the central pillars of the modern physical sciences and engineering, and is now even beginning to claim a role in the biological sciences. In this book, Rob Phillips examines the various methods that have been used in the study of crystals, defects and microstructures. The increasing power of high-speed computation has had a major impact on theoretical materials science in recent years. This book will be valuable both as a graduate-level textbook and a resource for researchers.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 757-770) and index.
Table of Contents
Part I. Thinking About the Material World: 1. Idealizing material response; 2. Continuum mechanics revisited; 3. Quantum and statistical mechanics revisited; Part II. Energetics of Crystalline Solids: 4. Energetic description of cohesion in solids; 5. Thermal and elastic properties of crystals; 6. Structural energies and phase diagrams; Part III. Geometric Structures in Solids: Defects and Microstructure: 7. Point defects in solids; 8. Line defects in solids; 9. Wall defects in solids; 10. Microstructure and its evolution; Part IV. Facing the Multiscale Challenge of Real Material Behavior: 11. Points, lines and walls: defect interactions and material response; 12. Bridging scales: effective theory construction; 13. Universality and specificity in materials.