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This textbook summarizes physical aspects of materials at atomic and molecular level, and discusses micro-structure of metals, alloys, ceramics and polymers. It further explains point defects, dislocations and surface imperfections, and the motions of atoms and molecular in solid state. As first volume in the set, it prepares students for further studies on phases and transitions which are discussed in the next volume.

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Table of Content:Chapter 1 Atomic structure and interatomic bonding1.1 Atomic structure1.2 Interatomic bonding1.3 Polymer chain structureChapter 2 Solids and structure2.1 Fundamentals of crystallography2.2 Metallic crystal structures2.3 Structures of alloy phases2.4 Ionic crystal structures2.5 Covalent crystal structures2.6 Polymer crystals2.7 Structure of the qusi-crystalline state2.8 Structure of the liquid-crystalline state2.9 Structure of the noncrystalline stateChapter 3 Imperfections in crystalline solids3.1 Point defects3.3 Dislocations-linear defects3.3 Surface and interfaceChapter 4 Motion of atoms and molecules in solids4.1 Phenomenological theory4.2 Thermodynamic analysis of diffusion4.3 Atomic theory of diffusion4.4 Activation energy of diffusion4.5 Radom walk and diffusion displacement4.6 Factors influencing diffusion4.7 Reactive diffusion4.8 Diffusion in ionic crystals4.9 Molecule motion in polymer

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Xun Cai, Yonghua Rong, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China

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