| Liquid Crystals: Concepts and Physical Properties Illustrated by Experiments, Two Volume Set Contributor(s): Oswald, Patrick (Author), Pieranski, Pawel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0849392039 ISBN-13: 9780849392030 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $308.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: These volumes are a result of the personal research and graduate lectures given by the authors at the ??cole Normale Sup??rieure de Lyon and the University of Paris VII, respectively. Featuring an easy-to-follow, accessible style, each volume describes important concepts and physical properties using classroom-friendly experiments, many of which the professors used in their own classes, and clear diagrams. Although Smectic and Columnar Liquid Crystals: Concepts and Physical Properties Illustrated by Experiments can be used as an independent text, it is an ideal and complementary companion to Nematic and Cholesteric Liquid Crystals: Concepts and Physical Properties Illustrated by Experiments. Featuring topics that seldom appear in current literature, these volumes represent an ideal introduction and a valuable source of reference for theoretical and experimental studies of advanced students and researchers in liquid crystals, condensed matter physics, and materials science. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Chemistry - Industrial & Technical - Science | Physics - Condensed Matter - Science | Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical |
| Dewey: 530 |
| Series: Liquid Crystals Book |
| Physical Information: 3.2" H x 7.27" W x 10.32" (5.88 lbs) 618 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These volumes are a result of the personal research and graduate lectures given by the authors at the cole Normale Sup rieure de Lyon and the University of Paris VII, respectively. Featuring an easy-to-follow, accessible style, each volume describes important concepts and physical properties using classroom-friendly experiments, many of which the professors used in their own classes, and clear diagrams. Although Smectic and Columnar Liquid Crystals: Concepts and Physical Properties Illustrated by Experiments can be used as an independent text, it is an ideal and complementary companion to Nematic and Cholesteric Liquid Crystals: Concepts and Physical Properties Illustrated by Experiments. Featuring topics that seldom appear in current literature, these volumes represent an ideal introduction and a valuable source of reference for theoretical and experimental studies of advanced students and researchers in liquid crystals, condensed matter physics, and materials science. |