Features
- Cover Type: Paperback
- Published by: Mineralogical Society of Amer; Rev/15th edition June 1990
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 093995026X
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0939950263
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Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Reader ReviewsThis textbook gives mathematical proofs of the existence of the 6-7 crystal systems (triclinic, monoclinic, orthorhombic, trigonal & hexagonal, tetragonal and cubic), the 14 Bravais lattices, the 32 point groups and the 230 space groups. It uses vector space theory and group theory, but the proofs are accessible to someone with a few course in mathematics and interesting for those with deeper math backgrounds. Very few books on crystallography actually have real proofs. The book provides exercises with solutions wherein one computes the volume of a "unit cell" or the angles between molecules. The book is of interest to gemologists, mineralogists, physic majors and mathematicians. Couple minor points: page 25-28 the authors define the metrical matrix in terms of angles -- I would prefer the reverse. On pp 42-43 the authors treat vectors as line segments radiating from the origin to a terminus -- I would treat vectors simply as triples of real numbers.
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