Rigorous description of the fundamentals of crystallography
Guide to diffraction and related experiments
Provides solution to the phasing problem
Offers an introduction to macromolecular crystallography
Guide to crystallography for materials science
Includes interactive teaching on book’s web site
New to this edition
Updated throughout to reflect the current state of the art, and for clearer pedagogy.
95 new figures introduced, to aid understanding.
Reference lists updated to reflect recent advances in the field.
Many sections completely rewritten, including those on powder crystallography, electron diffraction, phase determination procedures, using the dual space procedures, and H-bonding.
New material introduced, including sections on charge-transfer or donor-acceptor interactions, electron density modification methods, and humidity control of macromolecular crystals.
Crystallography is an interdisciplinary science covering a wide area, from biology to earth sciences, mathematics and materials science. Its role is growing, owing to the contribution crystallography can offer to the understanding of such diverse fields as biological structures, high-temperature superconductors, mineral properties, and phase transitions. The book describes both the theoretical bases and applications of different areas interacting with crystallography. As with the first and second editions, it is organized as a collection of chapters written by recognized specialists, with all contributions being harmonized into a unified whole. The main text is devoted to the presentation of basics; the appendices deal with specialist aspects. In this third edition topics have been updated so as to document the present state of the art: emphasis is placed upon areas of current research.
To facilitate learning and make teaching more effective, new illustrations have been introduced. As with the second edition, a software package is included via the book’s OUP web site: modern graphics will help users to better understand the basics of this science via three-dimensional images, simulation of experiments, and exercises.
Readership: Undergraduate, graduate, PhD and post-doctoral students in physics and chemistry, and any discipline involving crystallography: biology, Earth sciences, mathematics and materials science. Professional crystallographers, as well as mathematicians, chemists, physicists, and biologists operating in fields which need the support of crystallography.
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