Physical properties of crystals : their representation by tensors and matrices

First published in 1957, this classic study has been reissued in a paperback version that includes an additional chapter bringing the material up to date. The author formulates the physical properties of crystals systematically in tensor notation, presenting tensor properties in terms of their common mathematical basis and the thermodynamic relations between them. The mathematical groundwork is laid in a discussion of tensors of the first and second ranks. Tensors of higher ranks and matrix methods are then introduced as natural developments of the theory. A similar pattern is followed in discussing thermodynamic and optical aspects.

Author Notes

J. F. Nye is at University of Bristol.

Notation

Introduction

Part 1 General Principles

1 The Groundwork of Crystal Physics

2 Transformations and Second-Rank Tensors: Further Developments

Part 2 Equilibrium Properties

3 Paramagnetic and Diamagnetic Susceptibility

4 Electric Polarization

5 The Stress Tensor

6 The Strain Tensor and Thermal Expansion

7 Piezoelectricity. Third-rank Tensors

8 Elasticity. Fourth-rank Tensors

9 The Matrix Method

10 Thermodynamics of Equilibrium Properties of Crystals

Part 3 Transport Properties

11 Thermal and Electrical Conductivity

12 Thermoelectricity

Part 4 Crystal Optics

13 Natural and Artificial Double Refraction. Second-Order Effects

14 Optical Activity

Appendixes

Bibliography

Supplementary

References and Notes (1985)

Solutions to the Exercises with Notes

Index of Names

Index of Subjects

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