Crystal Lattice

Arnold M. Kosevich studied at Kharkov University (PhD 1954 and Dr.Sci. 1964). Between 1954 and 1957 he worked at Chernovtsy University and 1957--1974 at the Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology. He was appointed professsor at Kharkov University in 1966. Since 1974 he has been Head of the theoretical department at the B. Verkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Now he works also at the Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology. His main scientific works concern the theoretical physics of condensed matter, namely, the electron theory of metals, the dynamics of crystal lattice, the theory of dislocations and point defects in solids, and the nonlinear dynamics of magnetization in magnetically ordered crystals. A.M. Kosevich jointly with Prof. I.M. Lifshits determined a quantitative relation between the de Haas-van Alphen oscillations and the shape of the Fermi surface for electron gas in metals (Lifshitz-Kosevich formula). He is the author of more than 200 scientific papers and of several book publications.

• INTRODUCTION- Geometry of crystal latticeCLASSICAL DYNAMICS OF A CRYSTAL LATTICE- Mechanics of a one-dimensional crystal- General analysis of vibrations of monoatomic lattices- Vibrations of polyatomic lattices- Frequency spectrum and its connection with the Green's function- Acoustics of elastic ssuperlattices: Phonon crystalsQUANTUM MECHANICS OF CRYSTALS- Quantization of crystal vibrations- Interaction of excitations in a crystal- Quantum crystalsDEFECTS- Point defects- Dislocations and disclinations- Linear crystal defects- Localization of vibrations - Localization of vibrations near extended defects- Elastic field of dislocations in a crystal- Dislocation dynamics

First edition:"...this book...presents a unified treatment of both classical and recent aspects of crystal dynamics....of great help to solid-state physics graduate students, but also to well-trained researchers in this field."—Gilles Horowitz, Laboratoire des Materiaux Moleculaires CNRS Thiais (Euro Materials)