Introduction to Lattice Dynamics (Cambridge Topics in Mineral Physics and Chemistry, Series Number 4) by Martin T. Dove (PDF)

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The vibrations of atoms inside crystals – lattice dynamics – is basic to many fields of study in the solid-state and mineral sciences. Lattice dynamics is becoming increasingly important for work on mineral stability. This book provides a self-contained text that introduces the subject from a basic level and then takes the reader through real applications of the theory. The book is aimed at advanced undergraduates, graduate students and research workers in the earth and solid-state sciences who need to incorporate lattice dynamic treatments into their work. Applications include the use of lattice dynamics instabilities to study the origin of phase transitions in crystals and the use of vibrational spectra to obtain information about inter-atomic forces.

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Editorial Reviews: Review ‘ … It is enjoyable to read and will be an asset to those struggling to get to grips with this subject. Any experimentalist hoping to understand crystalline material behaviour and stability would also, I hope, want to secure an understanding of lattice dynamics, if they have not already done so. This book is an excellent place to start that process.’ Geological Magazine’ … provides a self-contained text that introduces the subject from a basic level and takes the reader on to the research level through application of the theory to real world situations …’ Geophysics’ … an excellent introduction.’ Mineralogical Magazine Book Description This book provides a self-contained text that introduces the subject from a basic level and then takes the reader through applications of the theory.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I totally agree with “MSE fanatic” and “joshua townsend”. This is an excellent introduction to lattice dynamics and can be the first book to read in this field. However, I do hope there is at least one complete example on detailed calculations of the phonon dispersion and related properties for a real material using an empirical potential. Reciprocal space should have been discussed in detail to make the book more self-contained. A computer code (like in Matlab) in the appendix would be good. This price is a little too high for a book with less than 300 pages. If such detailed calculations were presented in the book, I would have given it 5 stars. Without that, only 4 stars.

⭐Great introduction to the major ideas of lattice dynamics, but don’t expect to be able to do realistic simluations after reading this book. I found this book to be an excellent introduction and prepared me for more advanced texts.

⭐This is a great text if you need a more advanced treatment of vibrations/phonons in crystalline materials. The author does a great job of walking the reader through the harmonic approximation and its outcomes. The chapter on the dynamical matrix is very clear and informative. I also think the chapter on the effects of anharmonicity is very good. The only thing that I don’t like about this book is its not self-contained. The reader will need to have either Kittel or Ashcroft & Mermin on hand to clarify some of the equations. This is because the author uses the sentenced “It can be shown….” which indicates that he is only giving you the final result. I found this at times to be confusing. Additionally some of the variables in the equations are not discussed or described. Just as an opinion, this text would be greatly improved if examples of computer calculations(with code) were included.

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