Front Cover; Solid State Physics, Volume 47; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to Volume 47; Foreword; Preface I; Preface II; Chapter 1. Homogeneous Nucleation and the Temperature Dependence of the Crystal-Melt-Interfacial Tension; I. Introduction; II. The Equilibrium Interface; III. The Interface in an Undercooled Melt; IV. Application to the Analysis of Homogeneous Nucleation Experiments; V. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Appendix A: Calculation of the Interfacial Tension as an Excess Quantity for a Curved Interface.

Appendix B: Calculation of the Interfacial Tension for a General Spatial Variation of the Free EnergyChapter 2. Cluster Approach to Order-Disorder Transformations in Alloys; I. Introduction; II. Statement of Problem; III. Cluster Expansions; IV. Ground State Analysis; V. Configurational Free Energy; VI. ECI Calculations; VII. Selected Applications; VIII. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Chapter 3. The Physics and Mechanics of Brittle Matrix Composites; I. Introduction; II. Interfaces; III. Residual Stresses; IV. Fiber Properties; V. Matrix Cracking in Unidirectional Materials.

VI. Matrix Cracking in 2-D MaterialsVII. Stress Redistribution; VIII. Fatigue; IX. Creep; X. Conclusions; Chapter 4. Defects at Surfaces and Interfaces; I. Introduction; II. Crystallographic Tools and Methodology; III. Defects in Single Crystals; IV. Surface Discontinuities; V. Interfacial Discontinuities; VI. Interfaces Modeled as Dislocation Arrays; Acknowledgments; Chapter 5. Giant Magnetoresistance in Magnetic Layered and Granular Materials; I. Introduction; II. Survey of Experimental Data; III. Theoretical Formulations of Transport; IV. Sources of Magnetoresistance.

V. Quantum Theory of MagnetoresistanceVI. Discussion of Results; VII. Future Directions; Acknowledgments; Author Index; Subject Index; Cumulative Author Index.