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020 _a9780198505891
040 _cIIT Kanpur
041 _aeng
082 _a530.412
_bJ724s
100 _aJones, Richard A. L.
245 1 _aSoft condensed matter
_cRichard A. L. Jones
260 _aOxford
_bOxford University Press
_c2002
300 _ax, 195p
440 _aOxford master series in condensed matter physics
520 _aThe physics of soft condensed matter is probably one of the most 'fashionable' areas in the physical sciences today. This book offers a coherent and clear introduction to the properties and behaviour of soft matter. It begins with a treatment of the general underlying principles: the relation of the structure and dynamics of solids and liquids to intermolecular forces, the thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transitions, and the principles of self-assembly. Then the specific properties of colloids, polymers, liquid crystals and self-assembling amphiphilic systems are treated within this framework. A concluding chapter illustrates how principles of soft matter physics can be used to understand properties of biological systems. The focus on the essentials and the straightforward approach make the book suitable for students with either a theoretical or an experimental bias. The level is appropriate for final year undergraduates and beginning graduate students in physics, chemistry, materials science, and chemical engineering.
650 _aSoft condensed matter
942 _cBK
999 _c341673
_d341673