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020 _a9780511665424 (ebook)
020 _z9780521620611 (hardback)
020 _z9780521022088 (paperback)
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_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQC176.8.W3
_bW65 1998
082 0 0 _a530.4/16
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100 1 _aWolfe, J. P.
_q(James Philip),
_d1943-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aImaging phonons :
_bacoustic wave propagation in solids /
_cJames P. Wolfe.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c1998.
300 _a1 online resource (xiii, 411 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aDrop a pebble in a pond and the results are quite predictable: circular waves flow from the point of impact. Hit a point on a crystalline solid, however, and the expanding waves are highly non-spherical: the elasticity of a crystal is anisotropic. This book provides a fresh look at the vibrational properties of crystalline solids, elucidated by new imaging techniques. From the megahertz vibrations of ultrasound to the near-terahertz vibrations associated with heat, the underlying elastic anisotropy of the crystal asserts itself. Phonons are elementary vibrations that affect many properties of solids - thermal, electrical and magnetic. This text covers the basic theory and experimental observations of phonon propagation in solids. Phonon imaging techniques provide physical insights into such topics as phonon focusing, lattice dynamics and ultrasound propagation. Scattering of phonons from interfaces, superlattices, defects and electrons are treated in detail. The book includes many striking and original illustrations.
650 0 _aWaves.
650 0 _aSolids.
650 0 _aAcoustic surface waves.
650 0 _aPhonons.
650 0 _aImaging systems.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521620611
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511665424
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