Topological Crystallography (Record no. 99050)

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International Standard Book Number 9784431541776
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Standard number or code 10.1007/978-4-431-54177-6
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Subject category code MAT038000
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Classification number 514.2
Edition number 23
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Personal name Sunada, Toshikazu.
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Title Topological Crystallography
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Remainder of title With a View Towards Discrete Geometric Analysis /
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Extent XII, 229 p. 94 illus., 40 illus. in color.
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Series statement Surveys and Tutorials in the Applied Mathematical Sciences ;
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Summary, etc 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.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mathematics.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Global differential geometry.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Algebraic topology.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mathematics.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Algebraic Topology.
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Title Springer eBooks
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International Standard Book Number 9784431541769
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Uniform title Surveys and Tutorials in the Applied Mathematical Sciences ;
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