Title Bond-Orientational Order in Condensed Matter Systems Author(s) Strandburg, Katherine J Publication New York, NY, Springer New York, 1992. Description XII, 388 p : online resource Abstract Note One of the most important aspects of solid materials is the regularity of the arrangement of the constituent molecules, that is, the long-range order. The focus of this book is on the contribution made by the ordering of bond orientations (as distinguished from the orientations of the molecules themselves) on the behavior of condensed systems, particularly their phase transitions. Examples in which bond-orientational effects play an important role are liquid crystals, quasicrystals, and two-dimensional crystals. This book contains contributions by many of the foremost researchers in the field. The chapters are tutorial reviews of the subject, written both for the active researcher looking for a review of a topic and for the graduate student investigating an exciting area of research. The contributions include an overview by J.D. Brock, Cornell; a discussion of computer simulation studies by K.J. Strandburg, Argonne; chapters on phase transition in hexatic liquid crystals by C.C. Huang, Minnesota and C.A. Murray, Texas A&M; and chapters on quasicrystals by S. Sachdev, Yale, M.V. Jaric, A.I. Goldman, Iowa State, and T.-L. Ho, Ohio State ISBN,Price 9781461228127 Keyword(s) 1. Characterization and Evaluation of Materials 2. CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 3. Crystallography and Scattering Methods 4. EBOOK 5. EBOOK - SPRINGER 6. MATERIALS SCIENCE 7. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I00456     On Shelf