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Marjorie Senechal (Smith College, Massachusetts)

Quasicrystals and Geometry

Marjorie Senechal (Smith College, Massachusetts)

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English
Cambridge University Press
25 November 1996
Euclidean geometry
Quasicrystals and Geometry brings together for the first time the many strands of contemporary research in quasicrystal geometry and weaves them into a coherent whole. The author describes the historical and scientific context of this work, and carefully explains what has been proved and what is conjectured. This, together with a bibliography of over 250 references, provides a solid background for further study. The discovery in 1984 of crystals with 'forbidden' symmetry posed fascinating and challenging problems in many fields of mathematics, as well as in the solid state sciences. Increasingly, mathematicians and physicists are becoming intrigued by the quasicrystal phenomenon, and the result has been an exponential growth in the literature on the geometry of diffraction patterns, the behaviour of the Fibonacci and other nonperiodic sequences, and the fascinating properties of the Penrose tilings and their many relatives.
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Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 16mm
Weight:   508g
ISBN:   9780521575416
ISBN 10:   0521575419
Pages:   308
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Quasicrystals and Geometry

'In this excellent monograph, Marjorie Senechal ... gives us insight into what happened when established ideas had to be reexamined, modified or overturned ... Her several published reports and this book convey both the searches for new directions and the excitement of new results and are worthwhile narratives of ten exciting years.' Science 'This is a little gem of a book, with a quasicrystalline elegance to it.' American Scientist '... this is a nice, timely and valuable book and is recommended to anyone interested in learning about this subject.' European Mathematical Society Newsletter


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