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The Physics of Structural Phase Transitions

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  • © 2005

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Authors:
  1. Minoru Fujimoto

    1. Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

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  1. Front Matter

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About this book

Phase transitions in which crystalline solids undergo structural changes present an interesting problem in the interplay between the crystal structure and the ordering process. This text, intended for readers with some prior knowledge of condensed-matter physics, emphasizes the basic physics behind such spontaneous structural changes in crystals. Starting with the relevant thermodynamic principles, the book discusses the nature of order variables and their collective motion in a crystal lattice; in a structural phase transition a singularity in such a collective mode is responsible for the lattice instability, as revealed by soft phonons. This mechanism is analogous to the interplay of a charge-density wave and a periodically deformed lattice in low-dimensional conductors. The text also describes experimental methods for modulated crystal structures and gives examples of structural changes in representative systems. The book is divided into two parts. The first, theoretical, part includes such topics as: the Landau theory of phase transitions; statistics, correlations and the mean-field approximation; pseudospins and their collective modes; soft lattice modes and pseudospin condensates; lattice imperfections and their role in the phase transitions of real crystals. The second part discusses experimental studies of modulated crystals using x-ray diffraction, neutron inelastic scattering, light scattering, dielectric measurements, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

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From the reviews of the second edition:

"This is a compact and rather consistent treatise of the Physics of Structural Phase Transitions (PSPT). Since the presentation is based on a very transparent pseudospin condensate approach and on the Landau mean-field theory, this book is accessible to students at under-graduate and post-graduate levels." (Valentin Zagrebnov, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1110 (12), 2007)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

    Minoru Fujimoto

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Physics of Structural Phase Transitions

  • Authors: Minoru Fujimoto

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b138153

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2005

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-40716-6Published: 01 September 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2349-3Published: 15 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-26833-0Published: 06 December 2005

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 278

  • Number of Illustrations: 97 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Condensed Matter Physics

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