Smectic and Columnar Liquid Crystals: Concepts and Physical Properties Illustrated by Experiments
Author:   Patrick Oswald (Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, France) ,  Pawel Pieranski (Universite Paris Sud, France) ,  Pawel Pieranski (Universite Paris Sud, France) ,  George W. Gray (Dorset, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367391607


Pages:   712
Publication Date:   18 October 2019
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Patrick Oswald (Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, France) ,  Pawel Pieranski (Universite Paris Sud, France) ,  Pawel Pieranski (Universite Paris Sud, France) ,  George W. Gray (Dorset, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   1.315kg
ISBN:  

9780367391607


ISBN 10:   0367391600
Pages:   712
Publication Date:   18 October 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Structure of the Smectic A Phase and the Transition Toward the Nematic Phase. Continuum Theory of Smectics A Hydrodynamics. Dislocations, Focal Conics, and Rheology of Smectics A. Ferroelectric and Antiferroelectric Mesophases. The Twist-Grain Boundary Smectics. Hexatic Smectics. The Smectic B Plastic Crystal. Smectic Free Films. Columnar Phases. Growth of a Columnar Hexagonal Phase.

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. . . an excellent book . . . well illustrated by diagrams and very good accounts of experiments which amply illustrate the important and fascinating properties of these materials . . . a timely publication . . . - David Harwood, Institute for Science Education, University of Plymouth, in Physical Sciences Educational Reviews, Vol. 7, No. 2


. . . an excellent book . . . well illustrated by diagrams and very good accounts of experiments which amply illustrate the important and fascinating properties of these materials . . . a timely publication . . . - David Harwood, Institute for Science Education, University of Plymouth, in Physical Sciences Educational Reviews, Vol. 7, No. 2


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