Mathematics of Macromolecular Crystallography

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Book recommendations for understanding the rigorous mathematical theory of X-ray crystallography include "Mathematical Crystallography" by Harold Hilton, noted as one of the best resources in the field. Other significant texts mentioned are "Mathematical Crystallography: An Introduction to the Mathematical Foundations of Crystallography" by Boisen and Gibbs, and two recommended by MIT: "Crystal Structure Determination" by Werner Massa, which is suitable for beginners, and "Fundamentals of Crystallography" by Carmello Giacarvazzo and others, which is more advanced and assumes prior knowledge. The discussion highlights the importance of both pure and applied mathematics in the study of crystallography.
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I would really appreciate it if I could get book recommendations on the rigorous mathematical theory of x ray crystallography. Which areas of mathematics (pure and applied) would be most useful and applicable?
 
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Boisen, M. B. and Gibbs, G. V. Mathematical Crystallography: an introduction to the mathe- matical foundations of crystallography.
 
Do you not want normal crystallography books? Here are two suggested by MIT to their grad students:

Werner Massa - Crystal Structure Determination
"Everything important is explained and the book starts from scratch."

Carmello Giacarvazzo, et al. - Fundamentals of Crystallography
"The somewhat more advanced student may like [this book]. Even though the word "fundamentals" appears in the title of the book, it is very helpful to have prior knowledge, when attempting to read [it]. This book covers all the basics and should be sufficient for most PhD students.
 
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Do you not want normal crystallography books? Here are two suggested by MIT to their grad students:

Werner Massa - Crystal Structure Determination
"Everything important is explained and the book starts from scratch."

Carmello Giacarvazzo, et al. - Fundamentals of Crystallography
"The somewhat more advanced student may like [this book]. Even though the word "fundamentals" appears in the title of the book, it is very helpful to have prior knowledge, when attempting to read [it]. This book covers all the basics and should be sufficient for most PhD students.

Thanks a lot for some great recommendations.
 
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I’ve heard that in some countries (for example, Argentina), the curriculum is structured differently from the typical American program. In the U.S., students usually take a general physics course first, then move on to a textbook like Griffiths, and only encounter Jackson at the graduate level. In contrast, in those countries students go through a general physics course (such as Resnick-Halliday) and then proceed directly to Jackson. If the slower, more gradual approach is considered...
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