Geometry of crystal structure with defects. I. Euclidean picture (Q1102788)

The author concerns continuously distributed defects in crystals, using the language of the geometry of Euclidean space. After the preliminary survey on the geometry and the topological description of the distortion of the ideal crystal lattice, he develops his theory of non-Euclidean geometry of distorted crystal structure and the deformation of continuum. For example, he defines the representation of the point groups of the lattice, and goes on the topological classification of defects in the distorted crystal structure. It is shown that the right Cauchy-Green tensor is the metric tensor defined by the tensor of deformation gradient, and the curvature tensor and the torsion tensor of the given Levi-Civita connection are re-examined from the standpoint of the geometry of the material structure. Finally, the affine connection defining the translation and rotation are proposed to describe continuously distributed dislocations.