Modern Crystallography IV

1. Fundamentals of Tensor and Symmetry Description of the Physical Properties of Crystals.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Tensors and Their Transformations.- 1.3 Geometric Interpretation of Tensors. Indicatrice Surfaces.- 1.4 Proper (Exterior) Symmetry of Tensors.- 1.5 Symmetry of Physical Properties.- 2. Mechanical Properties of Crystals.- 2.1 Elastic Properties of Crystals.- 2.2 Plastic Glide Deformation.- 2.3 Dislocation Description of Plastic Deformation by Glide.- 2.4 Diffusion Mechanisms of Plastic Deformation.- 2.5 Mechanical Twinning of Crystals.- 2.6 Fracture.- 2.7 Methods for Studying the Mechanical Properties of Crystals.- 3. Electrical Properties of Crystals.- 3.1 Polarization, Electrical Conductivity, and Dielectric Losses.- 3.2 Pyroelectric Phenomena.- 3.3 Piezoelectric Effect and Electrostriction.- 3.4 Domain Structure and Peculiarities of the Electrical Properties of Ferroelectrics and Antiferroelectrics.- 3.5 Structure and Properties of Some Ferroelectrics and Antiferroelectrics.- 3.6 Phase Transition in Ferroelectrics. Fundamentals of Spontaneous Polarization Theory.- 4. Magnetic Properties of Crystals.- 4.1 Disordered Magnetics.- 4.2 Ordered Magnetics.- 4.3 Domain Structure of Ferromagnetic Crystals and Magnetization Processes.- 4.4 Anisotropy of Ferromagnetic Crystals.- 4.5 Structure of Some Magnetically Ordered Crystals and Reorientation Transitions.- 4.6 Piezomagnetic and Magnetoelectric Effects.- 5. Semiconducting Crystals.- 5.1 Basic Properties of Semiconductors.- 5.2 Electron-Hole Junctions.- 6. Transport Phenomena in Crystals.- 6.1 Electrical Conductivity of Crystals.- 6.2 Thermal Conductivity of Crystals.- 6.3 Thermoelectric Effects.- 6.4 Galvano-and Thermomagnetic Effects.- 7. Optical Properties of Crystals.- 7.1 Plane Electromagnetic Waves in an Anisotropic Medium.- 7.2 Uniaxial and Biaxial Crystals.- 7.3 Birefringence in Crystals.- 7.4 Light Interference in Crystals.- 7.5 Light Absorption in Crystals.- 7.6 Optical Activity of Crystals.- 7.7 Electro-optical Properties of Crystals.- 7.8 Magneto-optical Properties of Crystals.- 7.9 Piezo-optical Properties of Crystals.- 7.10 Light Scattering in Crystals.- 7.11 Nonlinear Optical Properties of Crystals.- 7.12 Essentials of the Crystal-Field Theory.- 7.13 Laser Crystals.- 7.14 Polarized Luminescence in Crystals.- 7.15 Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of Impurity Ions in Crystals.- 8. Liquid Crystals.- 8.1 Basic Characteristics of Liquid Crystals.- 8.2 Texture and Optical Properties of Liquid Crystals.- 8.3 Theory of Liquid-Crystal State.- 8.4 Magnetic Properties of Liquid Crystals.- 8.5 Electrical Properties of Liquid Crystals.- 8.6 Thermal Properties of Liquid Crystals.- References.