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Atomistic Properties of Solids
The book deals with atomistic properties of solids which are determined by the crystal structure, interatomic forces and atomic displacements influenced by the effects of temperature, stress and electric fields. The book gives equal importance to experimental details and theory. There are full chapters dedicated to the tensor nature of physical properties, mechanical properties, lattice vibrations, crystal structure determination and ferroelectricity. The other crystalline states like nano-, poly-, liquid- and quasi crystals are discussed. Several new topics like nonlinear optics and the Rietveld method are presented in the book. The book lays emphasis on the role of symmetry in crystal properties. Comprehensiveness is the strength of the book; this allows users at different levels a choice of chapters according to their requirements
Observing Dynamos in Cool Stars
The main aim of this paper is to introduce the most important observables
that help us to investigate stellar dynamos and compare those to the modeling
results. We give an overview of the available observational methods and data
processing techniques that are suitable for such purposes, with touching upon
examples of inadequate interpretations as well. Stellar observations are
compared to the solar data in such a way, which ensures that the measurements
are comparable in dimension, wavelength, and timescale. A brief outlook is
given to the future plans and possibilities. A thorough review of this topic
was published nearly a decade ago (Berdyugina 2005), now we focus on the
experience that have been gathered since that time.Comment: 47 pages, accepted for publication in Space Science Review