Fourier Transform as Applied to Materials Science

Amina Matt, George Varnavides

In this talk, Amina Matt and George Varnavides illustrate The Fourier transform's importance in the field of materials science through several applications: from the photonic materials that create bright and vivid color mimicking nature, to the Moiré patterns produced by the superposition of crystal structures, to the use of the Fourier transform in interpreting materials with atomic resolution using the electron microscope.