Optically Anomalous Crystals
Author: Alexander Shtukenberg
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2007-05-16
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 1402053533
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book begins with an historical introduction covering the contributions of many distinguished crystallographers. From this follows a tutorial in crystal optics. Further chapters discuss the two main mechanisms of optical dissymmetry, the piezo-optic effect and the kinetic ordering of atoms. The book treats the literature comprehensively, but uses illustrations from the authors’ laboratories as the subjects of detailed analyses.