Soft Matter: a Very Short Introduction
Author | : Tom McLeish |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2020-10-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198807131 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198807139 |
Rating | : 4/5 (139 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Soft Matter: a Very Short Introduction by : Tom McLeish
Download or read book Soft Matter: a Very Short Introduction written by Tom McLeish and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-10-14 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom McLeish delves into the growing field of soft matter - the study of materials such as polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, and foams. Looking beneath their appearance to their inner structure, he discusses their shared physical properties, the principle of Brownian Motion that underlies all soft matter, and the applications of these materials.