Symmetry and Condensed Matter Physics A Computational Approach 1st Edition by Michael El Batanouny, Frederick Wooten 9780521828451 0521828457

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ISBN 10: 0521828457

ISBN 13: 9780521828451

Author: Michael El Batanouny, Frederick Wooten

Unlike existing texts, this book blends for the first time three topics in physics – symmetry, condensed matter physics and computational methods – into one pedagogical textbook. It includes new concepts in mathematical crystallography; experimental methods capitalizing on symmetry aspects; non-conventional applications such as Fourier crystallography, color groups, quasicrystals and incommensurate systems; as well as concepts and techniques behind the Landau theory of phase transitions. Adopting a computational approach to the application of group theoretical techniques to solving symmetry related problems, it dramatically alleviates the need for intensive calculations usually found in the presentation of symmetry. Writing computer programs helps the student achieve a firm understanding of the underlying concepts, and sample programs, based on Mathematica, are presented throughout the book. Containing over 150 exercises, this textbook is ideal for graduate students in condensed matter physics, materials science, and chemistry. 

Table of contents:

1. Symmetry and physics

2. Symmetry and group theory

3. Group representations: concepts

4. Group representations: formalism and methodology

5. Dixon’s method for computing group characters

6. Group action and symmetry projection operators

7. Construction of the irreducible representations

8. Product groups and product representations

9. Induced representations

10. Crystallographic symmetry and space-groups

11. Space-groups: Irreps

12. Time-reversal symmetry: color groups and Onsager relations

13. Tensors and tensor fields

14. Electronic properties of solids

15. Dynamical properties of molecules, solids, and surfaces

16. Experimental measurements and selection rules

17. Landau’s theory of phase transitions

18. Incommensurate systems and quasi-crystals

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