Handbook of Liquid Crystals
Four Volume Set / Fundamentals
Published on 10. March 1998
Book
XXXVI, 914 pages
978-3-527-29270-7 (ISBN)
Description
This reference aims to provide information on the basic principles of both low- and high-molecular weight materials, as well as the synthesis, characterization, modification, and applications (such as in computer displays or as structural materials) of all types of liquid crystals. Volume 1 deals with the basic physical and chemical principles of liquid crystals, including structure-property relationships, nomenclature, phase behaviour, characterization methods, and general synthesis and application strategies.
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Series
Edition
Volume 1 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Weinheim
Germany
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
ca. 488 Abb., 86 Tab.
Dimensions
Height: 24 cm
Width: 17 cm
Weight
1720 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-527-29270-7 (9783527292707)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction and Historical Development (G. Gray); Guide to the Nomenclature and Classification of Liquid Crystals (J. Goodby & G. Gray); Theory of the Liquid Crystalline State (F. Leslie, et al.); General Synthetic Strategies (T. Thiemann & V. Vill); Symmetry and Chirality in Liquid Crystals (J. Goodby); Chemical Structure and Mesogenic Properties (D. Demus); Physical Properties (D. Dunmur, et al.); Characterization Methods (C. Schmidt, et al.); Applications (I. Sage, et al.); Index.