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Partially Ordered Systems Ser.: Soft Matter Physics : An Introduction by Oleg D. Lavrentovich and Maurice Kleman (2002, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSpringer New York
ISBN-100387952675
ISBN-139780387952673
eBay Product ID (ePID)1934373
Product Key Features
Number of PagesXxv, 637 Pages
Publication NameSoft Matter Physics : an Introduction
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMaterials Science / General, Physics / Condensed Matter
Publication Year2002
TypeTextbook
AuthorOleg D. Lavrentovich, Maurice Kleman
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Science
SeriesPartially Ordered Systems Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight45.2 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2001-020449
ReviewsFrom the reviews: "This book is an attempt to show the unity of soft matter systems. ... It is noteworthy that the authors have emphasized and discussed in detail that the order parameter has two characteristics: an amplitude and a phase (also called a degeneracy parameter). ... This book gives the conceptual means to classify the various types of singularities of an ordered medium. ... This book will be very useful for researchers and postgraduate students." (K. M. Salikhov, Applied Magnetic Resonance, Vol. 27 (3-4), 2004) "This monography on soft condensed matter originates from a series of lectures given by the authors ... . The book is clearly written by two world leading experts of the field, it is an excellent basis for a third cycle course on the physics of liquid crystals. The bibliography is up-to-date and a list of valuable interesting references is added. ... this book presents in a condensed but clear way many facets of a very rich and fascinating field. We recommend it ... ." (Jean-Pierre Gaspard, Physicalia, Vol. 26 (1), 2004), From the reviews: "This book is an attempt to show the unity of soft matter systems. 'e¦ It is noteworthy that the authors have emphasized and discussed in detail that the order parameter has two characteristics: an amplitude and a phase (also called a degeneracy parameter). 'e¦ This book gives the conceptual means to classify the various types of singularities of an ordered medium. 'e¦ This book will be very useful for researchers and postgraduate students." (K. M. Salikhov, Applied Magnetic Resonance, Vol. 27 (3-4), 2004) "This monography on soft condensed matter originates from a series of lectures given by the authors 'e¦ . The book is clearly written by two world leading experts of the field, it is an excellent basis for a third cycle course on the physics of liquid crystals. The bibliography is up-to-date and a list of valuable interesting references is added. 'e¦ this book presents in a condensed but clear way many facets of a very rich and fascinating field. We recommend it 'e¦ ." (Jean-Pierre Gaspard, Physicalia, Vol. 26 (1), 2004), From the reviews:"This book is an attempt to show the unity of soft matter systems. … It is noteworthy that the authors have emphasized and discussed in detail that the order parameter has two characteristics: an amplitude and a phase (also called a degeneracy parameter). … This book gives the conceptual means to classify the various types of singularities of an ordered medium. … This book will be very useful for researchers and postgraduate students." (K. M. Salikhov, Applied Magnetic Resonance, Vol. 27 (3-4), 2004)"This monography on soft condensed matter originates from a series of lectures given by the authors … . The book is clearly written by two world leading experts of the field, it is an excellent basis for a third cycle course on the physics of liquid crystals. The bibliography is up-to-date and a list of valuable interesting references is added. … this book presents in a condensed but clear way many facets of a very rich and fascinating field. We recommend it … ." (Jean-Pierre Gaspard, Physicalia, Vol. 26 (1), 2004), From the reviews: "This book is an attempt to show the unity of soft matter systems. a? It is noteworthy that the authors have emphasized and discussed in detail that the order parameter has two characteristics: an amplitude and a phase (also called a degeneracy parameter). a? This book gives the conceptual means to classify the various types of singularities of an ordered medium. a? This book will be very useful for researchers and postgraduate students." (K. M. Salikhov, Applied Magnetic Resonance, Vol. 27 (3-4), 2004) "This monography on soft condensed matter originates from a series of lectures given by the authors a? . The book is clearly written by two world leading experts of the field, it is an excellent basis for a third cycle course on the physics of liquid crystals. The bibliography is up-to-date and a list of valuable interesting references is added. a? this book presents in a condensed but clear way many facets of a very rich and fascinating field. We recommend it a? ." (Jean-Pierre Gaspard, Physicalia, Vol. 26 (1), 2004), From the reviews: "This book is an attempt to show the unity of soft matter systems. … It is noteworthy that the authors have emphasized and discussed in detail that the order parameter has two characteristics: an amplitude and a phase (also called a degeneracy parameter). … This book gives the conceptual means to classify the various types of singularities of an ordered medium. … This book will be very useful for researchers and postgraduate students." (K. M. Salikhov, Applied Magnetic Resonance, Vol. 27 (3-4), 2004) "This monography on soft condensed matter originates from a series of lectures given by the authors … . The book is clearly written by two world leading experts of the field, it is an excellent basis for a third cycle course on the physics of liquid crystals. The bibliography is up-to-date and a list of valuable interesting references is added. … this book presents in a condensed but clear way many facets of a very rich and fascinating field. We recommend it … ." (Jean-Pierre Gaspard, Physicalia, Vol. 26 (1), 2004)
Dewey Edition22
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal530.413
Table Of ContentCondensed Matter: General Characteristics, the Chemical Bond, and Particle Interactions.- Atomic and Molecular Arrangements.- The Order Parameter: Amplitude and Phase.- Phase Transitions.- Elasticity of Mesomorphic Phases.- Dynamics of Isotropic and Anisotropic Fluids.- Fractals and Growth Phenomena.- Dislocations in Solids. Plastic Relaxation.- Dislocations in Smectic and Columnar Phases.- Curvature Defects in Smectics and Columnar Phases.- Disclinations and Topological Point Defects. Fluid Relaxation..- Topological Theory of Defects.- Surface Phenomena.- Stability of Colloidal Systems.- Polymers: Structural Properties.
SynopsisThe study of "soft matter" materials with complex properties has raised a number of interesting problems in basic physics, biology, and materials science, all of which promise new and important technological applications. After a review of chemical bonds and phase transitions, the authors treat topics such as surface phenomena, stability of colloidal systems, structural properties of polymers, and topological defects. The monograph's emphasis on underlying physical principles offers a coherent treatment of the great variety of research in the field., Introductions to solid state physics have, ever since the initial book by F. Seitz in 1940, concentrated on simple crystals, with few atoms per cell, bonded together by strong ionic, covalent, or metallic bonds. References to weaker bonds, such as van der Waals forces in rare gases, or to geometric or chemical disorder (e.g., alloys or glasses) have been limited. The physical understanding of this ?eld started well before Seitz's book and led to a number of Nobel prizes after the last war. Applications cover classical metallurgy, el- tronics, geology and building materials, as well as electrical and ionic transport, chemical reactivity, ferroelectricity and magnetism. But in parallel with this general and well publicized trend, and sometimes earlier as far as physical concepts were concerned, an exploration and increasingly systematic study of softer matter has developed through the twentieth century. More often in the hands of physical chemists and crystallographers than those of pure physicists, the ?eld had for a long time a reputation of complexity. If progress in polymers was steady but slow, interest in liquid crystals had lain dormant for forty years, after a bright start lasting through 1925, to be revived in the late 1960s based on their possible use in imaging techniques. The optoelectronic properties of the ?eld in general are even more recent., This book is based on parts of lecture courses for graduate students and advanced undergraduates in hydrodynamics, soft matter physics, and materials science. The subject of the book has never been presented as a whole in a single text. Unlike other books in the field, this text covers completely and at an elementary level the subject of defects, which has become very important in the last few years. The coherence of the present project is in its particular stress on the concepts of order & disorder.
LC Classification NumberQC173.45-173.458
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