Crystals, Defects and Microstructures
by Rob Phillips · Rob Phillips
Graduate text on modeling materials across length scales, from atomistic and continuum descriptions of point defects and dislocations up to microstructural evolution. Shows how to choose and connect models rather than apply single formulas.
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