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- DEDICATION
- CERTIFICATE
- DECLARATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF ELASTICITY AND LOW TEMPERATURE THERMAL EXPANSION
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Theory of Finite Strain Elasticity
- 1.3 Quasi-harmonic Theory of Thermal Expansion
- 1.4 Fullerene C60
- 1.5 Manganese-Platinum Alloy (Mn78Pt22)
- 1.6 Iron-Platinum Alloy (Fe72Pt28)
- References
- 2. INTERLATTICE DISPLACEMENTS AND SECOND- ORDER ELASTIC CONSTANTS (SOECs) OF C60, Mn78 Pt22 AND Fe72Pt28
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Theory
- 2.3 Second-Order Elastic Constants of C60
- 2.4 Second-Order Elastic Constants of Mn78Pt22
- 2.5 Second-Order Elastic Constants of Fe72Pt28
- 2.6 Results and Discussion
- References
- 3. THIRD-ORDER ELASTIC CONSTANTS OF C60, Mn78Pt22 AND Fe72Pt28
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Theory
- 3.3 Third-Order Elastic Constants of C60
- 3.4 Third-Order Elastic Constants of Mn78Pt22
- 3.5 Third-Order Elastic Constants of Fe72Pt28
- 3.6 Results and Discussion
- References
- 4. PRESSURE DERIVATIVES OF THE SECOND-ORDER ELASTIC CONSTANTS OF C60, Mn78Pt22 AND Fe72Pt28
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Theory
- 4.3 Pressure Derivatives of the SOECs of C60
- 4.4 Pressure Derivatives of the SOECs of Mn78Pt22
- 4.5 Pressure Derivatives of the SOECs of Fe72Pt28
- 4.6 Results and Discussion
- References
- 5. LOW TEMPERATURE LATTICE THERMAL EXPANSION OF C60, Mn78Pt22 AND Fe72Pt28
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Procedure to obtain the Low Temperature Limit of the Lattice Thermal Expansion
- 5.3 Low Temperature Limit of the Lattice Thermal Expansion of C60
- 5.4 Low Temperature Limit of the Lattice Thermal Expansion of Mn78Pt22
- 5.5 Low Temperature Limit of the Lattice Thermal Expansion of Fe72Pt28
- 5.6 Results and Discussion
- Reference
- 6. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
- APPENDICES
- APPENDIX I Position Co-Ordinates of the Various Neighbours of the Different Molecules in the Unit Cell of C60
- APPENDIX II Position Co-Ordinates of the Various Neighbours of the Different Atoms in the Unit Cell of Mn78pt22.
- APPENDIX III Position Co-Ordinates of the Various Neighbours of the Different Atoms in the Unit Cell of Fe72pt28.