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041			_aeng
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100			_aWadhawan, Vinod K. _eauthor _924538
245	1	0	_aIntroduction to Ferroic Materials / _cby Vinod K. Wadhawan.
260			_aAmsterdam : _bGordon & Breach, _c2000.
300			_axvii,764p. : _b ill. ;
504			_aIncludes Index.
520			_aFerroic materials are important, not only because of the improved understanding of condensed matter, but also because of their present and potential device applications. This book presents a unified description of ferroic materials at an introductory level, with the unifying factor being the occurrence of nondisruptive phase transitions in crystals that alter point-group symmetry. The book also aims to further systemitize the subject of ferroic materials, employing some formal, carefully worded, definitions and classification schemes. The basic physical principles leading to the wide-ranging applications of ferroic materials are also explained, while placing extra emphasis on the utilitarian role of symmetry in materials science.
650			_aFerroelectricity. _924539
942			_cTRB _02
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