Physical and Non-Physical Methods of Solving Crystal Structures

by Michael Mark Woolfson, Fan Hai-Fu

Michael Woolfson and Fan Hai-fu describe all the available methods of solving crystal structure and how they are used. In addition to traditional means such as the use of the Patterson function and isomorphous replacement, and the direct methods, the authors include techniques that use anomalous scattering and observations from multiple-beam scattering. The fundamental physics and mathematical analyses are fully explained. Practical aspects of applying the methods are also emphasized.

292 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 1995

About the author

Michael M. Woolfson is Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics, University of York, UK.