Mathematical Basis for X-Ray Crystallography and Analysis of Diffraction Patterns

3.3 - Fourier Transforms and Bragg's Law

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7-23-2016

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Connection between Fourier transforms and X-ray scattering. Scalar product of vectors. Fourier transforms in three dimensions. The Patterson function. Time 8:13.

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Videos 3.1-3.9 are the most mathematical in the series, and require some knowledge of vectors and calculus. The most calculus-heavy videos are 3.1-3.5, and these can be skipped by those with less mathematical background.

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Fourier, vector, scalar, dot product, Patterson, autocorrelation

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Mathematics | Physics

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