The Physics of Lyotropic Liquid Crystals
Phase Transitions and Structural Properties
Published on 27. January 2005
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-19-852550-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book gives a comprehensive description of the physical properties of lyotropic liquid crystals. Structural features, phase transitions and phase diagrams are discussed in detail. The available experimental data on lyotropic mixtures is presented in the unifying context of the Landau theories. This phenomenological approach is used for establishing connections between structural properties and phase diagrams. The book is suitable for use as a pedagogical introduction to the subject.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous figures and halftones
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
643 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-852550-9 (9780198525509)
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Antonio M. Figueiredo Neto is Professor of Physics at Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil.; Silvio R. A.Salinas is Professor of Physics at Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Content
1. Lyotropic systems: main experimental facts and techniques ; 2. Basic concepts of phase transitions ; 3. Phase diagrams of lyotropic mixtures ; 4. Phase transitions between periodically organized lyotropic phases ; 5. The isotropic micellar and bicontinuous phases ; 6. The nematic and cholesteric phases ; 7. The lyotropic one-, two- and three-dimensionally ordered phases ; 8. Recent developments and related areas