Foreword Acknowledgements Definitions of symbols used 1. Some fundamentals 2. The harmonic approximation and lattice dynamics of very simple systems 3. Dynamics of diatomic crystals: general principles 4. How far do the atoms move? 5. Lattice dynamics and thermodynamics 6. Formal description 7. Acoustic modes and macroscopic elasticity 8. Anharmonic effects and phase transitions 9. Neutron scattering 10. Infrared and Raman spectroscopy 11. Formal quantum mechanical description of lattice vibrations 12. Molecular dynamics simulations Appendices Problems Bibliography Index.
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