Useful Links / Further Reading
| Websites |
| Shechtman, D., Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, http://materials.technion.ac.il/shechtman.html |
| Lifshitz, R., Introduction to quasicrystals, http://www.tau.ac.il/~ronlif/quasicrystals.html |
| Interviews and lectures (video and slide show) |
| Shechtman, D. (2010) Quasicrystals, a new form of matter, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZRTzOMHQ4s |
| Senechal, M. (2011) Quasicrystals gifts to mathematics, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjao3H4z7-g&feature=relmfu |
| Steurer, W. (2011) Fascinating quasicrystals, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM4AIipGOdk |
| Steinhardt, P.J., What are quasicrystals?, http://www.physics.princeton.edu/~steinh/QuasiIntro.ppt |
| Popular science articles |
| Shtull-Trauring, A. (2011) Clear as crystal, Haaretz, http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/clear-as-crystal-1.353504 |
| Scientific American, http://www.scientificamerican.com, search for quasicrystals. |
| Books |
| Hargittai, B. and Hargittai, I. (2005) Candid Science V: Conversations with Famous Scientists, Imperial College Press, London. |
| Original article |
| Shechtman, D., Blech, I., Gratias, D., and Cahn, J.W. (1984) Metallic phase with long-range orientational order and no translational symmetry, Phys. Rev. Lett. 53(20):1951-1954. |
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