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020			_a9781498773928
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a530.4 _bB781e
100			_aBrochard-Wyart, Francoise
245			_aEssentials of soft matter science _cFrancoise Brochard-Wyart, Pierre Nassoy and Pierre-Henri Puech
260			_bCRC Press _c2020 _aBoca Raton
300			_axxi, 260p
520			_aAuthored by world-leading physicists, this introductory textbook explores the basic principles of polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, wetting, and foams. It is a practical ‘toolbox’ for readers to acquire basic knowledge in the field and facilitate further reading and advanced courses. Undergraduate students in physics, biology, and the medical sciences will learn the basics of soft matter physics, in addition to scaling approaches in the spirit of the Nobel prize laureate in physics in 1991, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, the inventor of soft matter physics and close collaborator to author Françoise Brochard-Wyart. Features: Accessible and compact approach Contains interesting examples from everyday life (including the Paris Metro, a water spider, a gecko, and duck feathers) Accompanied by additional exercises to enhance understanding available for download from the CRC Press website
650			_aPhysics
650			_aCondensed matter
700			_aNassoy, Pierre
700			_aPuech, Pierre-Henri
942			_cBK
999			_c560933 _d560933