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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Peter J. Collings (Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, USA) , John W. Goodby (University of York, York, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: CRC Press Edition: 2nd edition Weight: 1.080kg ISBN: 9781138298767ISBN 10: 113829876 Pages: 517 Publication Date: 10 October 2019 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction to a special phase of matter Nature's anisotropic fluids Calamitic Liquid Crystals - Nematic And Smectic Mesophases Discotic liquid crystals - nematic and smectic mesophases Discotic liquid crystals - columnar and nematic mesophases Polymeric liquid crystals - macromesogens Chiral liquid crystals - art and science Lyotropic liquid crystals - anisotropic solutions Synthesis of liquid crystals - strategies and methods Identification of liquid crystals Identification of liquid crystal phases - mesophase characterization Liquid crystals in electric and magnetic fields - a delicate response Light and liquid crystals - a panoply of colour Theoretical insights Liquid crystal technologyReviewsAuthor InformationPeter J. Collings is Morris L. Clothier Emeritus Professor of Physics at Swarthmore College and Adjunct Professor of Physics at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and past Vice-President of the International Liquid Crystal Society. He is the author of Liquid Crystals: Nature’s Delicate Phase of Matter (Princeton University Press, 1990, 2002) and co-author of the first edition of Introduction to Liquid Crystals: Chemistry and Physics (Taylor & Francis, 1997). John W. Goodby is Emeritus Professor of Materials Chemistry at the University of York, UK. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and past President of the International Liquid Crystal Society. He is the co-author of Smectic Liquid Crystals: Textures and Structures (Leonard Hill, 1984), Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals: Principles, Properties and Applications (Gordon & Breach 1991), and Senior Editor of the Handbook of Liquid Crystals (Wiley-VCH, 2014). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |