Minoru Fujimoto, «The Physics of Structural Phase Transitions» (2nd edition) (Repost)
Minoru Fujimoto, «The Physics of Structural Phase Transitions» (2nd edition)
Springer | ISBN 0387407162 | 2004 Year | PDF | 2,48 Mb | 277 Pages
Springer | ISBN 0387407162 | 2004 Year | PDF | 2,48 Mb | 277 Pages
Phase transitions in which crystalline solids undergo structural changes present an interesting problem in the interplay between the crystal structure and the ordering process. This text, intended for readers with some prior knowledge of condensed-matter physics, emphasizes the basic physics behind such spontaneous structural changes in crystals. Starting with the relevant thermodynamic principles, the book discusses the nature of order variables and their collective motion in a crystal lattice; in a structural phase transition a singularity in such a collective mode is responsible for the lattice instability, as revealed by soft phonons.