Modern Crystallography. Tome 2, Structure Of Crystals, 3rd Edition

Crystallography - the science of symmetry, of the atomic and real structure of crystals, of crystal growth, of methods of crystal synthesis, as well as of properties of crystals - is an important part of modern physics. The theory and methods of crystallography are widely used in chemistry, materials science, biology, and mineralogy. Naturally occuring and synthetic crystals enjoy wide application in industry. Modern Crystallography provides an encyclopaedic exposition of the field in four volumes written by Russian scientists. Structure of Crystals describes the ideal and real crystals as well as the electronic structures. The fundamentals of chemical bonding between atoms are given, and the geometric representations in the theory of crystal structure and crystal chemistry, as well as the lattice energy, are considered. The important classes of crystal structure in inorganic compounds, as well as the structure of polymers, liquid crystals, biological crystals, macromolecules, fullerenes, high-temperature superconductors, minerals, and Langmuir-Blodgett films are considered. This third edition also includes a new bibliography.