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Topological Crystallography
Toshikazu Sunada
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Description for Topological Crystallography
Paperback. This book is useful for both mathematicians and practical scientists, who know how ideas developed in pure mathematics are applied to a practical problem. Series: Surveys and Tutorials in the Applied Mathematical Sciences. Num Pages: 241 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 40 colour illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PBMP; PBPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Geometry in ancient Greece is said to have originated in the curiosity of mathematicians about the shapes of crystals, with that curiosity culminating in the classification of regular convex polyhedra addressed in the final volume of Euclid's Elements. Since then, geometry has taken its own path and the study of crystals has not been a central theme in mathematics, with the exception of Kepler's work on snowflakes. Only in the nineteenth century did mathematics begin to play a role in crystallography as group theory came to be applied to the morphology of crystals. This monograph ... Read more
Geometry in ancient Greece is said to have originated in the curiosity of mathematicians about the shapes of crystals, with that curiosity culminating in the classification of regular convex polyhedra addressed in the final volume of Euclid's Elements. Since then, geometry has taken its own path and the study of crystals has not been a central theme in mathematics, with the exception of Kepler's work on snowflakes. Only in the nineteenth century did mathematics begin to play a role in crystallography as group theory came to be applied to the morphology of crystals. This monograph ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
Number of pages
255
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Surveys and Tutorials in the Applied Mathematical Sciences
Condition
New
Weight
381 g
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
ISBN
9784431541769
SKU
V9784431541769
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About Toshikazu Sunada
1. Name: Toshikazu (Given Name), Sunada (Family Name) 2. Date of Birth: 7th Sept. 1948 3. Private Address: Hirao 1-52-5, Inagi-shi, Japan 4. Employed by: Meiji University, Higashimita 1-1-1, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Japan 5. Position held: Professor in Mathematics 6. Education: University -Tokyo Institute of Technology (BS 1972) Graduate School -University of Tokyo (MS 1974) Doctor of Science -University of Tokyo ... Read more
Reviews for Topological Crystallography
This book is unique in its coverage, and is therefore a necessary addition to the library of any mathematician working on mathematical or geometric crystallography particularly with respect to crystal design and engineering. (G. L. McColm, MAA Reviews, April 05, 2019) From the reviews: ... Read more