Introduction to the Theory of Soft Matter From Ideal Gases to Liquid
This book presents the theory of soft matter to students at the advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level. It provides a basic introduction to theoretical physics as applied to soft matter, explaining the concepts of symmetry, broken symmetry, an
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Jonathan V. Selinger
Introduction to the Theory of Soft Matter From Ideal Gases to Liquid Crystals
Soft and Biological Matter Series editors Roberto Piazza, Milan, Italy Peter Schall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Roland Netz, Berlin, Germany Wenbing Hu, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China Gerard Wong, Los Angeles, USA Patrick Spicer, Sydney, Australia David Andelman, Tel Aviv, Israel Shigeyuki Komura, Tokyo, Japan
“Soft and Biological Matter” is a series of authoritative books covering established and emergent areas in the realm of soft matter science, including biological systems spanning from the molecular to the mesoscale. It aims to serve a broad interdisciplinary community of students and researchers in physics, chemistry, biophysics and materials science. Pure research monographs in the series as well as those of more pedagogical nature, will emphasize topics in fundamental physics, synthesis and design, characterization and new prospective applications of soft and biological matter systems. The series will encompass experimental, theoretical and computational approaches. Both authored and edited volumes will be considered.
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10783
Jonathan V. Selinger
Introduction to the Theory of Soft Matter From Ideal Gases to Liquid Crystals
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Jonathan V. Selinger Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program Liquid Crystal Institute Kent State University Kent, OH USA
For some of the figures in this book, there is an interactive electronic version in Wolfram Computable Document Format (CDF). These interactive figures are available at this URL: http://www.springer.com/cda/content/document/cda_downloaddocument/Selinger+Interactive +Figures.zip?SGWID=0-0-45-1509169-p177545420. ISSN 2213-1736 Soft and Biological Matter ISBN 978-3-319-21053-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-21054-4
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