| Soft and Fragile Matter: Nonequilibrium Dynamics, Metastability and Flow (Pbk) Contributor(s): Cates, Michael E. (Editor), Evans, M. R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138414174 ISBN-13: 9781138414174 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Condensed Matter - Science | Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical - Science | Physics - Nuclear |
| Dewey: 530.412 |
| Physical Information: 406 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Covering colloids, polymers, surfactant phases, emulsions, and granular media, Soft and Fragile Matter: Nonequilibrium Dynamics, Metastability and Flow (PBK) provides self-contained and pedagogical coverage of the rapidly advancing field of systems driven out of equilibrium, with a strong emphasis on unifying conceptual principles rather than material-specific details. Written by internationally recognized experts, the book contains introductions at the level of a graduate course in soft condensed matter and statistical physics to the following areas: experimental techniques, polymers, rheology, colloids, computer simulation, surfactants, phase separation kinetics, driven systems, structural glasses, slow dynamics, and granular materials. These topics lead to a range of exciting applications at the forefront of current research, including microplasticity of emulsions, sequence design of copolymers, branched polymer dynamics, nucleation kinetics in colloids, multiscale modeling, flow-induced surfactant textures, fluid demixing under shear, two-time correlation functions, chaotic sedimentation dynamics, and sound propagation in powders. Balancing theory, simulation, and experiment, this broadly-based, pedagogical account of a rapidly developing field is an excellent compendium for graduate students and researchers in condensed matter physics, materials science, and physical chemistry. |