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The aim of this book is to acquaint the reader with what the author regards as the most basic characteristics of quasicrystals - structure, formation and stability, properties - in relationship with the applications of quasicrystalline materials.Quasicrystals are fascinating substances that form a family of specific structures with strange physical and mechanical properties as compared to those of metallic alloys. This, on the one hand, is stimulating intensive research to understand the most basic properties of quasicrystals in the frame of a generalized crystallography. On the other hand, these properties open the way to technological applications, demonstrated or potential, mostly regarding energy savings.This valuable book discusses those various facets of quasicrystals in five chapters, ending with the author's own interpretation of the properties with respect to their unique structure.

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Author:   Jean-marie Dubois (Ecole Des Mines De Nancy, France)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.699kg
ISBN:  

9789812561886

ISBN 10:   9812561889
Pages:   504
Publication Date:   22 April 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The Golden Mean and the Kitchen; What to Know to Start With; Strange Physical Properties; When Atoms Move Away; Preparation and Mass Production; The Rise of a Dream.

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