{"product_id":"fundamentals-of-amorphous-solids-structure-and-properties-9783527337071","title":"Fundamentals of Amorphous Solids: Structure and Properties","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong awaited, this textbook fills the gap for convincing concepts to describe amorphous solids.\u003cbr\u003e Adopting a unique approach, the author develops a framework that lays the foundations for a theory of amorphousness. He unravels the scientific mysteries surrounding the topic, replacing rather vague notions of amorphous materials as disordered crystalline solids with the well-founded concept of ideal amorphous solids. A classification of amorphous materials into inorganic glasses, organic glasses, glassy metallic alloys, and thin films sets the scene for the development of the model of ideal amorphous solids, based on topology- and statistics-governed rules of three-dimensional sphere packing, which leads to structures with no short, mid or long-range order. This general model is then concretized to the description of specific compounds in the four fundamental classes of amorphous solids, as well as amorphous polyethylene and poly(methyl)methacrylate, emphasizing its versatility and descriptive power. Finally, he includes example applications to indicate the abundance of amorphous materials in modern-day technology, thus illustrating the importance of a better understanding of their structure and properties.\u003cbr\u003e Equally ideal as supplementary reading in courses on crystallography, mineralogy, solid state physics, and materials science where amorphous materials have played only a minor role until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SPHERES, CLUSTERS AND PACKING OF SPHERES\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Geometry of Spheres \u003cbr\u003e Geometry of Clusters\u003cbr\u003e Geometry of Sphere Packings\u003cbr\u003e Ideal Amorphous Aolid (IAS)\u003cbr\u003e Construction of an Ideal Amorphous Solid Class I\u003cbr\u003e Elementary Theory of Amorphousness\u003cbr\u003e Classes of Ideal Amorphous Solids\u003cbr\u003e Imperfections in IAS\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e CHARACTERISTICS OF SPHERE PACKINGS\u003cbr\u003e Geometrical Properties\u003cbr\u003e X-Ray Scattering\u003cbr\u003e Glass Transition Measured by Calorimetry\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e GLASSY MATERIALS AND IDEAL AMORPHOUS SOLIDS\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Summary of Models of Amorphous Solids\u003cbr\u003e IAS Model of a-Argon\u003cbr\u003e IAS Model of a-NiNb Alloy\u003cbr\u003e IAS Model of a-MgCuGd Alloy\u003cbr\u003e IAS Model of a-ZrTiCuNiBe Alloy\u003cbr\u003e IAS Model of a-Polyethylene (a-PE)\u003cbr\u003e IAS Model of a-Silica (a-SiO2)\u003cbr\u003e Chalcogenide Glasses\u003cbr\u003e Concluding Remarks\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Elasticity\u003cbr\u003e Elastic Properties of Amorphous Solids\u003cbr\u003e Fracture\u003cbr\u003e Plasticity\u003cbr\u003e Plasticity in Plasticity: Amorphous Solids\u003cbr\u003e Superplasticity\u003cbr\u003e Viscoelasticity\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53196948898135,"sku":"9783527337071","price":68.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fundamentals-of-amorphous-solids-structure-and-properties-9783527337071","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}