Materials Science and Technology A Comprehensive Treatment Edited by R. W. Cahn, P. Haasen, E. J. Kramer The 18–volume series ‘Materials Science and Technology’ is the first in–depth, topic–oriented reference work devoted to this growing interdisciplinary field. A compendium of current, state–of–the–art information, it covers the most important classes of materials: metals, ceramics, glasses, polymers, semiconductors, and composites. Edited by internationally renowned figures in materials science, this series is sure to establish itself as a seminal work. Volume 9: This volume deals with the properties and processing of glasses and amorphous materials. It covers the current understanding of conventional and sophisticated glasses and glass–like materials from both theoretical and applied standpoints. Topics included are: classical glass technology ?? special methods of obtaining glasses and amorphous materials ?? glass formation and relaxation ?? models for the structure of amorphous solids ?? oxide glasses ?? optical and magnetic properties of ion implanted glasses ?? chalcogenide glasses ?? halide glasses ?? metallic glasses ?? glass–like carbons ?? organic glasses and polymers ?? optical properties ?? mechanical properties ?? electrical properties ?? materials technology of optical fibers.