Symmetry and Condensed Matter Physics

M. El-Batanouny, F. Wooten0521828457, 9780521828451, 9780511394829

Unlike existing texts, this book blends for the first time three topics in physics – symmetry, condensed matter physics and computational methods – into one pedagogical textbook. It includes new concepts in mathematical crystallography, experimental methods capitalizing on symmetry aspects, non-conventional applications such as Fourier crystallography, color groups, quasicrystals and incommensurate systems, as well as concepts and techniques behind the Landau theory of phase transitions. Ideal for graduate students in condensed matter physics, materials science, and chemistry.