Introduction to Elasticity Theory for Crystal Defects

Robert Balluffi is Emeritus Professor of Physical Metallurgy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has previously published two books and more than 200 articles in the field. He is a member of the National Academy of Science and has received numerous awards, including the Von Hippel Award, the highest honour of the Materials Research Society.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Basic linear elasticity; 3. Methods; 4. Green's functions for unit point force; 5. Interactions between defects and stress; 6. Inclusions in infinite homogeneous regions; 7. Interactions between inclusions and imposed stresses; 8. Inclusions in finite homogeneous regions – image stresses; 9. Inhomogeneities; 10. Point defects in infinite homogeneous regions; 11. Interactions between point defects and stresses; 12. Dislocations in infinite homogeneous regions; 13. Interactions between dislocations and stresses; 14. Interfaces; 15. Interactions between interfaces and stresses; 16. Interactions between defects; Appendices; Index.

'This is a very nice, self-contained and inclusive book. It should provide a foundation for the anisotropic elastic theory of defects and their interactions for years to come.' John Hirth, Ohio State University