Markov I.V. Crystal growth for beginners

World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., 2003. 546 pp.
The book gives the basic knowledge on nucleation, crystal growth and epitaxy from a unified point of view and on a level accessible to graduate students or even undergraduate students who have just begun to do research. The mathematical treatment is considerably simplified and the physical meaning is easier to grasp. The book is divided into four chapters: Equilibrium, Nucleation, Crystal Growth and Epitaxial Growth.