P.g. De Gennes' Impact On Science - Volume Ii: Soft Matter And Biophysics (DIRECTIONS IN CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, 19, Band 2) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 9814280631 ISBN 13: 9789814280631

Verlag: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2009

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This publication, in two volumes, is devoted to the scientific impact of the work of Nobel Laureate, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. It covers the important fields for which de Gennes was renowned: solid state (magnetism and superconductivity), macroscopic random media and percolation, supersolids, liquid crystals, polymers, adhesion and friction, and biophysics.The book brings together internationally renowned experts to contribute their perspectives on the significance of de Gennes' works. They have each selected a definitive paper, which gives the state of the field at the time the paper was published, highlights the paper's importance and provides an analysis of the development of the field right up to the modern day. The insightful perspectives of these scientists make the book both unique and intriguing.This is the second volume devoted to soft matter and biophysics.

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This publication, in two volumes, is devoted to the scientific impact of the work of Nobel Laureate, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. It covers the important fields for which de Gennes was renowned: solid state (magnetism and superconductivity), macroscopic random media and percolation, supersolids, liquid crystals, polymers, adhesion and friction, and biophysics.

The book brings together internationally renowned experts to contribute their perspectives on the significance of de Gennes' works. They have each selected a definitive paper, which gives the state of the field at the time the paper was published, highlights the paper's importance and provides an analysis of the development of the field right up to the modern day. The insightful perspectives of these scientists make the book both unique and intriguing.

This is the second volume devoted to soft matter and biophysics.

It is available as a set with Volume I: Solid State and Liquid Crystals.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9814280631
• ISBN 13: 9789814280631
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 180
• Herausgeber: Bok Julien, Prost Jacques, Brochard-Wyart Francoise
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar