Snow Crystals av Kenneth G. Libbrecht

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<p><b>A definitive new investigation of the science of snowflakes by the world¿s leading expert</b><br><br>A snowflake¿s sophisticated symmetry emerges when crystalline ice grows from water vapor within the winter clouds. While certain iconic snowflake shapes are visually familiar to us, microscopic close-ups of falling snow reveal a rich menagerie of lesser-known forms, including slender needle clusters, hollow columns, bullet rosettes, triangular crystals, and exotic capped columns. What explains the myriad and unusual structures of snowflakes that materialize under different atmospheric conditions? In <i>Snow Crystals</i>, Kenneth Libbrecht delves into the science of snowflakes, examining why ice crystals grow the way they do, how patterns emerge, and what they illuminate about the fundamental physics of crystal growth, structure formation, and self-assembly.<br><br>Libbrecht¿the world¿s foremost expert on snowflakes¿describes the full range of physical processes underlying their oc