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by Toshikazu Sunada (Author)
PrefaceList of SymbolsTopological crystals-Introduction-1 Quotient objects2 Generalities on graphs3 Homology groups of graphs4 Covering graphs5 Topological crystals6 Canonical placements7 Explicit construction8 MiscellanyAppendixBibliographyIndex
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Geometry in ancient Greece is said to have originated in the curiosity of mathematicians about the shapes of crystals, with that curiosity culminating in the classification of regular convex polyhedra addressed in the final volume of Euclid's Elements. Since then, geometry has taken its own path and the study of crystals has not been a central theme in mathematics, with the exception of Kepler's work on snowflakes. Only in the nineteenth century did mathematics begin to play a role in crystallography as group theory came to be applied to the morphology of crystals.
This monograph follows the Greek tradition in seeking beautiful shapes such as regular convex polyhedra. The primary aim is to convey to the reader how algebraic topology is effectively used to explore the rich world of crystal structures. Graph theory, homology theory, and the theory of covering maps are employed to introduce the notion of the topological crystal which retains, in the abstract, all the information on the connectivity of atoms in the crystal. For that reason the title Topological Crystallography has been chosen.
Topological crystals can be described as "living in the logical world, not in space," leading to the question of how to place or realize them "canonically" in space. Proposed here is the notion of standard realizations of topological crystals in space, including as typical examples the crystal structures of diamond and lonsdaleite. A mathematical view of
the standard realizations is also provided by relating them to asymptotic behaviors of random walks and harmonic maps. Furthermore, it can be seen that a discrete analogue of algebraic geometry is linked to the standard realizations.Applications of the discussions in this volume include not only a systematic enumeration of crystal structures, an area of considerable scientific interest for many years, but also the architectural design of lightweight rigid structures. The reader therefore can see the agreement of theory and practice.
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1. Name: Toshikazu (Given Name), Sunada (Family Name) 2. Date of Birth: 7th Sept. 1948 3. Private Address: Hirao 1-52-5, Inagi-shi, Japan 4. Employed by: Meiji University, Higashimita 1-1-1, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Japan 5. Position held: Professor in Mathematics 6. Education: University -Tokyo Institute of Technology (BS 1972) Graduate School -University of Tokyo (MS 1974) Doctor of Science -University of Tokyo (1977) 7. Position held since graduation: 1974-1975 Research Associate, Nagoya University 1975-1977 Research Associate, University of Tokyo 1977-1979 Assistant Professor, Nagoya University 1979-1988 Associate Professor, Nagoya University 1988-1991 Professor, Nagoya University 1991-1993 Professor, University of Tokyo 1993-2003 Professor, Tohoku University 2003- Professor, Meiji University
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