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Disordered Solids

Structures and Processes

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Baldassare Bartolo

    1. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, USA

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  2. Gönül Özen

    1. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, USA

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  3. John M. Collins

    1. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, USA

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Part of the book series: Ettore Majorana International Science Series (EMISS, volume 46)

Part of the book sub series: Physical Sciences (PHYSC)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. The Evolving Notion of Order

    • G. Careri
    Pages 1-7

  3. Probabilistic Methods in Physics

    • N. G. van Kampen
    Pages 9-29

  4. Dynamical Processes in Disordered Systems

    • R. Silbey
    Pages 31-53

  5. Sharp Spectral Lines of Luminescent Centers in Solids

    • B. Di Bartolo
    Pages 55-109

  6. Localization and Percolation in Alloy Semiconductors

    • C. Klingshirn
    Pages 111-151

  7. Electronic Properties of Amorphous Semiconductors: An Introduction

    • E. A. Schiff
    Pages 153-194

  8. Excitations and Phase Transitions of Disordered Magnetic Systems

    • R. A. Cowley
    Pages 195-224

  9. Spin Glasses

    • D. Sherrington
    Pages 225-264

  10. Optical Techniques and Experimental Investigation of Diffusion Processes in Disordered Media

    • P. Evesque, C. Boccara
    Pages 265-280

  11. Detection of Protonic Percolation on Hydrated Lysozyme Powders

    • G. Careri, A. Giansanti, J. Rupley
    Pages 281-285

  12. Fluctuations in Systems Subject to External Forces

    • I. Oppenhein
    Pages 287-297

  13. Spectroscopy of Inorganic Glasses

    • W. M. Yen
    Pages 299-315

  14. Effects of Disorder on the Spectral Properties of Cr-Doped Glasses, Glassceramics and Crystals

    • G. Boulon
    Pages 317-341

  15. Physics and Spectroscopy of Laser Insulating Crystals with Disordered Structure

    • A. A. Kaminskii
    Pages 343-378

  16. Fractal Behaviour of Porous Glasses

    • Renata Reisfeld
    Pages 379-392

  17. Photochemical Hole Burning

    • W. Richter
    Pages 393-394

  18. Short Seminars

    • Baldassare Di Bartolo, Gönül Özen, John M. Collins
    Pages 395-395

  19. Special Topic

    • G. Costa
    Pages 397-416

  20. Summary of the Meeting

    • A. Ritter, L. McNeil
    Pages 417-420
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About this book

This book presents an account of the course "Disordered Solids: Structures and Processes" held in Erice, Italy, from June 15 to 29, 1987. This meeting was organized by the International School of Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy of the "Ettore Majorana" Centre for Scientific Culture. The objective of this course was to present the advances in physical modelling, mathematical formalism and experimental techniques relevant to the interpretation of the structures of disordered solids and of the physical processes occurring therein. Traditional solid-state physics treats solids as perfect crystals and takes great advantage of their symmetry, by means of such mathematical formalisms as the reciprocal lattice, the Brillouin zone, and the powerful tools of group theory. Even if in reality no solid is a perfect crystal, this theoretical approach has been of great usefulness in describing solids: deviations from perfect order have been treated as perturbations of the ideal model. A new situation arises with truly disordered solids where any vestige of long range order has disappeared. The basic problem is that of describing these systems and gaining a scientific understanding of their physical properties without the mathematical formalism of traditional solid­ state physics. While some of the old approaches may occasionally remain valid (e. g. chemical bonding approach for amorphous solids), the old ways will not do. Disorder is not a perturbation: with disorder, something basically new may be expected to appear.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Boston College, Chestnut Hill, USA

    Baldassare Bartolo, Gönül Özen, John M. Collins

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Disordered Solids

  • Book Subtitle: Structures and Processes

  • Editors: Baldassare Bartolo, Gönül Özen, John M. Collins

  • Series Title: Ettore Majorana International Science Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5475-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1989

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-42820-3Due: 01 May 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-5477-2Published: 27 December 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-5475-8Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 431

  • Number of Illustrations: 75 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Solid State Physics

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