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International Union of Crystallography
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School on Fundamental Crystallography
Bloemfontein, South Africa, 12 - 16 April 2010
Organized by the Commission on Mathematical and Theoretical Crystallography (MaThCryst) in cooperation with the IUCr Commission on Crystallographic Teaching (CT).
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Program
FUNDAMENTALS- Introduction to matrix algebra
- Symmetry in nature and in human life
- Affine spaces vs. vector spaces
- Mappings: affine and Euclidean; isometries
- Sets; homomorphisms, isomorphisms, automorphisms
- Symmetry operations as special case of isometries
- Introduction to group theory: abstract groups, subgroups, cosets
- Periodic structure of the crystalline matter
- Crystal lattice vs. crystal pattern and crystal structure
- Crystallographic calculations in direct space
- Symmetry directions in a lattice
- Unit cells: primitive cells, multiple cells, conventional cells in 2D and 3D
- Crystal families
- Symmetry groups and types of symmetry in direct space
- morphological symmetry
- symmetry of physical properties
- symmetry of lattices
- symmetry of the unit cell content
- symmetry of crystallographic patterns
- Hermann-Mauguin symbols for point groups
- lattice systems
- Crystal systems
- Stereographic projection and the morphology of crystals
- Types of crystallographic point groups through the stereographic projection
- Symmetry operations with a glide component
- Space groups and types of space groups
- Exercises on the space group diagrams from Volume A of the International Tables for Crystallography
- Interaction of X-rays with crystalline matter
- Fourier transforms and convolutions
- Crystallographic calculations in reciprocal space
- Diffraction symmetry: Laue classes, Friedel's law, resonant scattering
- Integral, zonal and serial reflection conditions and their use to determine the space-group type
- Structure solution and refinement: introductory strategies
- Group-subgroup relations
- Derivative structures
- Phase transitions
Some topics may be added or omitted depending on the background and interest of the participants
Language
The official language of the Schools is English. No simultaneous interpretation will be provided.
Venue
The School will be held at Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences of the University of the Free State. Details at the local website.
International Program Committee
Prof. Massimo Nespolo, Nancy (MaThCryst, Chair)Prof. Mois Ilia Aroyo, Bilbao
Prof. Paola Spadon, Padua (CT)
Prof. Andreas Roodt, Bloemfontein
Dr. Melanie Rademeyer, Pretoria
Local Organizing Committee
Prof. Andreas Roodt, BloemfonteinProf. Hendrik Visser, Bloemfontein
Miss Marietjie Schutte, Secretary: Email:
Lecturers
Prof. Massimo Nespolo, NancyProf. Mois Ilia Aroyo, Bilbao
Prof. Andreas Roodt, Bloemfontein
Dr. Melanie Rademeyer, Pretoria
Financial Support
Please, refer to the local page.
Registration
Online registration is now available.
Contact
Inquiries about the scientific program of the school should be sent to .
For inquiries about lodging and logistic please contact the local organizing committee.
The Organizers of the Bloemfontein school will observe the basic policy of non-discrimination and affirms the right and freedom of scientists to associate in international scientific activity without regard to such factors as citizenship, religion, creed, political stance, ethnic origin, race, colour, language, age or sex, in accordance with the Statutes of the International Council for Science. At these schools no barriers will exist which would prevent the participation of bona fide scientists.
