Topological Crystallography: With a View Towards Discrete Geometric Analysis: Surveys and Tutorials in the Applied Mathematical Sciences, cartea 6
Autor Toshikazu Sunadaen Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 dec 2012
This monograph follows the Greek tradition in seeking beautiful shapes such as regular convex polyhedra. The primary aim is to convey to the reader how algebraic topology is effectively used to explore the rich world of crystal structures. Graph theory, homology theory, and the theory of covering maps are employed to introduce the notion of the topological crystal which retains, in the abstract, all the information on the connectivity of atoms in the crystal. For that reason the title Topological Crystallography has been chosen.
Topological crystals can be described as “living in the logical world, not in space,” leading to the question of how to place or realize them “canonically” in space. Proposed here is the notion of standard realizations of topological crystals in space, including as typical examples the crystal structures of diamond and lonsdaleite. A mathematical view of
the standard realizations is also provided by relating them to asymptotic behaviors of random walks and harmonic maps. Furthermore, it can be seen that a discrete analogue of algebraic geometry is linked to the standard realizations. Applications of the discussions in this volume include not only a systematic enumeration of crystal structures, an area of considerable scientific interest for many years, but also the architectural design of lightweight rigid structures. The reader therefore can see the agreement of theory and practice.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9784431541769
ISBN-10: 4431541764
Pagini: 244
Ilustrații: XII, 229 p. 94 illus., 40 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:2013
Editura: Springer
Colecția Springer
Seria Surveys and Tutorials in the Applied Mathematical Sciences
Locul publicării:Tokyo, Japan
ISBN-10: 4431541764
Pagini: 244
Ilustrații: XII, 229 p. 94 illus., 40 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:2013
Editura: Springer
Colecția Springer
Seria Surveys and Tutorials in the Applied Mathematical Sciences
Locul publicării:Tokyo, Japan
Public țintă
ResearchCuprins
PrefaceList of SymbolsTopological crystals—Introduction—1 Quotient objects2 Generalities on graphs3 Homology groups of graphs4 Covering graphs5 Topological crystals6 Canonical placements7 Explicit construction8 MiscellanyAppendixBibliographyIndex
Recenzii
“This book is unique in its coverage, and is therefore a necessary addition to the library of any mathematician working on mathematical or geometric crystallography particularly with respect to crystal design and engineering.” (G. L. McColm, MAA Reviews, April 05, 2019)
From the reviews:
“The book’s main interest lies in the unexpected, pure mathematical thrust. The author’s ‘topological crystals’ emerge as prototypes--as cases simpler than the usual simplest cases--of objects studied in deep theories such as algebraic number theory and algebraic geometry. The book is highly suitable for undergraduate capstone courses; all necessary algebraic topology is developed from scratch. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (D. V. Feldman, Choice, Vol. 51 (3), November, 2013)
From the reviews:
“The book’s main interest lies in the unexpected, pure mathematical thrust. The author’s ‘topological crystals’ emerge as prototypes--as cases simpler than the usual simplest cases--of objects studied in deep theories such as algebraic number theory and algebraic geometry. The book is highly suitable for undergraduate capstone courses; all necessary algebraic topology is developed from scratch. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (D. V. Feldman, Choice, Vol. 51 (3), November, 2013)
Textul de pe ultima copertă
Geometry in ancient Greece is said to have originated in the curiosity of mathematicians about the shapes of crystals, with that curiosity culminating in the classification of regular convex polyhedra addressed in the final volume of Euclid’s Elements. Since then, geometry has taken its own path and the study of crystals has not been a central theme in mathematics, with the exception of Kepler’s work on snowflakes. Only in the nineteenth century did mathematics begin to play a role in crystallography as group theory came to be applied to the morphology of crystals.
This monograph follows the Greek tradition in seeking beautiful shapes such as regular convex polyhedra. The primary aim is to convey to the reader how algebraic topology is effectively used to explore the rich world of crystal structures. Graph theory, homology theory, and the theory of covering maps are employed to introduce the notion of the topological crystal which retains, in the abstract, all the information on the connectivity of atoms in the crystal. For that reason the title Topological Crystallography has been chosen.
Topological crystals can be described as “living in the logical world, not in space,” leading to the question of how to place or realize them “canonically” in space. Proposed here is the notion of standard realizations of topological crystals in space, including as typical examples the crystal structures of diamond and lonsdaleite. A mathematical view of
the standard realizations is also provided by relating them to asymptotic behaviors of random walks and harmonic maps. Furthermore, it can be seen that a discrete analogue of algebraic geometry is linked to the standard realizations. Applications of the discussions in this volume include not only a systematic enumeration of crystal structures, an area of considerable scientific interest for many years, but also the architectural design of lightweight rigid structures. The reader therefore can see the agreement of theory and practice.
This monograph follows the Greek tradition in seeking beautiful shapes such as regular convex polyhedra. The primary aim is to convey to the reader how algebraic topology is effectively used to explore the rich world of crystal structures. Graph theory, homology theory, and the theory of covering maps are employed to introduce the notion of the topological crystal which retains, in the abstract, all the information on the connectivity of atoms in the crystal. For that reason the title Topological Crystallography has been chosen.
Topological crystals can be described as “living in the logical world, not in space,” leading to the question of how to place or realize them “canonically” in space. Proposed here is the notion of standard realizations of topological crystals in space, including as typical examples the crystal structures of diamond and lonsdaleite. A mathematical view of
the standard realizations is also provided by relating them to asymptotic behaviors of random walks and harmonic maps. Furthermore, it can be seen that a discrete analogue of algebraic geometry is linked to the standard realizations. Applications of the discussions in this volume include not only a systematic enumeration of crystal structures, an area of considerable scientific interest for many years, but also the architectural design of lightweight rigid structures. The reader therefore can see the agreement of theory and practice.
Caracteristici
Useful for both mathematicians and practical scientists, who know how ideas developed in pure mathematics are applied to a practical problem Designed to be as self-contained as possible, so that the reader can start from the scratch and reach the advanced level of the field This monograph will surprise readers, since they will discover that a problem in one area leads into a quite different area of mathematics.