• Clearly presents the process of crystal structure determination.
• Pedagogical and self-contained.
• Includes a detailed discussion of crystallographic symmetry.
• Places emphasis on methods to solve the phase problem.

Readership: Advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and professionals in crystallography, chemistry, materials science and physics.

Uri Shmueli, Tel Aviv University

"It will fill a valuable niche for those who would like more of the mathematical background than they will find in most textbooks such as the classic" - Randy J. Read Crystallography Reviews

1: Symmetry in Crystals: Fundamentals
2: Point Groups and Lattice Types
3: Space-Group Symmetry
4: X-ray Diffraction Techniques
5: The Structure Factor and the Electron Density
6: The Patterson Function
7: Structure-Factor Statistics
8: Direct Methods
9: Atomic Displacement Parameters
10: Refinement of Structural Parameters
Appendices
Some Geometrical Considerations
Fundamentals of Tensor Notation
Basic Notions from the Theory of Probability
The Discrete Fourier Transform Method

SOLUTIONS MANUAL available for instructors
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