Glasfehler

This book is the first comprehensive account of defects in optical glasses. It combines research with practical experience in the production of optical glasses. The rich imagery reflects the author's extensive experience. "Glass Defects" is aimed at researchers and practitioners in glass development and production. Due to the diverse components of optical glasses, unusual phenomena occur that are also of general interest to mineralogists and materials scientists. The author worked for 14 years in production at Jenaer Glas Schott and Gen. and then became a professor of glass chemistry at the University of Jena. Contents include: Crystallization phenomena as glass defects - Particles, nodules, and inclusions - Striations in optical glasses - Gases in optical and technical glasses - Discolorations - Surface defects.