note, "In recent years a large number of books have been published on the diffraction of x-rays by matter but, to our knowledge, none of them approaches the problem from the standpoint of the theory of Fourier transformation and convolution integral methods in an adequate way. Moreover, problems of diffraction by matter of all kinds have not yet been discussed from a single unified theory. We feel that a book is needed to fill this gap. This book is an attempt towards this aim."The authors have written a book that more than fulfills their aim, a book whose rigor and thoroughness will make it an important source work for those with interests in x-ray diffraction extending beyond the standard methods of crystal structure analysis. All workers in the field of diffraction microscopy can profit from its presentation of the elegant Fourier transform formulation of diffraction theory.Since a majority of the readers will not be sufficiently acquainted with the required mathematical methods, the authors have taken special pains to develop in detail the mathematical formalism, ". . . with the earnest desire that it will create the necessary confidence [in the reader]. ..." The introductory chapter, "Fundamental equations of diffraction of wave fields" is followed by chapters on convolution operations,

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