This textbook on soft condensed matter, written by Richard A.L. Jones, offers a clear and coherent introduction to the physics of soft matter. It covers important topics such as colloids, polymers, liquid crystals, and amphiphilic systems. It is intended for advanced bachelor’s and beginning master’s students in physics, chemistry, materials science, and chemical technology.
Overview
The physics of soft condensed matter is one of the most fashionable subfields within the natural sciences. This book first explains the underlying principles, including the relationship between structure, dynamics, and intermolecular forces, thermodynamics and the kinetics of phase transitions, and self-assembly. It then works out specific properties of colloids, polymers, liquid crystals, and amphiphilic systems. The concluding chapter addresses the application of these principles in biological systems. With its focus on essentials and an accessible approach, it is a valuable textbook for both theoretically and experimentally oriented students.
Product specifications
- Author: Richard A.L. Jones (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield)
- Series: Oxford Master Series in Physics
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication date: 2002-06-20
- Number of pages: 208
- ISBN: 9780198505891
- Subject: Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics)
- BISAC: SCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter
About the author
Prof. Richard A.L. Jones is affiliated with the University of Sheffield, Department of Physics and Astronomy. Contact details: Hicks Building, Hounsfield Road, Sheffield S3 7RH, Tel.: 0114/2224530, Fax: 0114/2728079, Email: r.a.l.jones@sheffield.ac.uk