Phase Transitions In Liquid Crystals
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Author |
: Arthur N. Chester |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 492 |
Release |
: 2013-06-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781468491517 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1468491512 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Phase Transitions in Liquid Crystals by : Arthur N. Chester
The Nato Advanced Study Institute "Phase Transitions in Liquid Crystals" was held May 2-12, 1991, in Erice, Sicily. This was the 16th conference organized by the International School of Quantum Electronics, under the auspices of the "Ettore Majorana" Centre for Scientific Culture. The subject of "Liquid Crystals" has made amazing progress since the last ISQE Course on this subject in 1985. The present Proceedings give a tutorial introduction to today's most important areas, as well as a review of current results by leading researchers. We have brought together some of the world's acknowledged experts in the field to summarize both the present state of their research and its background. Most of the lecturers attended all the lectures and devoted their spare hours to stimulating discussions. We would like to thank them all for their admirable contributions. The Institute also took advantage of a very active audience; most of the students were active researchers in the field and contributed with discussions and seminars. Some of these student seminars are also included in these Proceedings. We did not modify the original manuscripts in editing this book, but we did group them according to the following topics: 1) "Theoretical Foundations"; 2) "Thermotropic Liquid Crystals"; 3) "Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals"; 4) "Polymeric Liquid Crystals"; and 5) "Lyotropic Liquid Crystals".
Author |
: Satyen Kumar |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 530 |
Release |
: 2001 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521461324 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521461320 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis Liquid Crystals by : Satyen Kumar
This 2001 book provides hands-on details of several important techniques for the study of liquid crystals.
Author |
: Gregory A. DiLisi |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 2019 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1643276824 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781643276823 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis An Introduction to Liquid Crystals by : Gregory A. DiLisi
Practically every display technology in use today relies on the flat, energy-efficient construction made possible by liquid crystals. These displays provide visually-crisp, vibrantly-colored images that a short time ago were thought only possible in science fiction. Liquid crystals are known mainly for their use in display technologies, but they also provide many diverse and useful applications: adaptive optics, electro-optical devices, films, lasers, photovoltaics, privacy windows, skin cleansers and soaps, and thermometers. The striking images of liquid crystals changing color under polarized lighting conditions are even on display in many museums and art galleries--true examples of 'science meeting art'. Although liquid crystals provide us with visually stunning displays, fascinating applications, and are a rich and fruitful source of interdisciplinary research, their full potential may yet remain untapped.
Author |
: Pierre Toldano |
Publisher |
: World Scientific |
Total Pages |
: 476 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9810232608 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789810232603 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Phase Transitions in Complex Fluids by : Pierre Toldano
This important and timely book deals with the theoretical and experimental investigation of the phase transitions which occur in complex fluid systems, namely lyotropic systems, microemulsions, colloids, gels, polymers, biological membranes, Langmuir monolayers, and ferrofluids. It contains 20-odd review papers from the major contributors to this rapidly growing field of research, summarizing the main results obtained in the description and understanding of the phase transitions taking place between the isotopic, nematic, cholesteric, lamellar, hexagonal, and cubic mesophases of complex fluids.
Author |
: P. S. Pershan |
Publisher |
: World Scientific |
Total Pages |
: 450 |
Release |
: 1988 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9971507056 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789971507053 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis Structure of Liquid Crystal Phases by : P. S. Pershan
Current understanding of different phases as well as the phase transitions between them has only been achieved following recent theoretical advances on the effects of dimensionality in statistical physics. P S Pershan explains the connection between these two separate areas and gives some examples of problems where the understanding is still not complete. The most important example is the second order phase transition between the nematic and smectic-A phase. Others include the relation between the several hexatic phases that have been observed and the first order restacking transitions between phases that were all previously identified as smectic-B, but which should more properly be identified as crystalline-B. Some relatively recent experimental developments on the discotic phase, liquid crystal surfaces and lyotropic phases are also included. The book includes 41 major reprints of some of the recent seminal work on the structure of liquid crystals. They are introduced by a brief review of the symmetries and other properties of liquid crystalline phases. In addition, there is a discussion of the differences between true liquid crystalline phases and others that were described as liquid crystalline in the early literature, but which have since been shown to be true three-dimensional crystals. The progression from the isotropic fluid, through the nematic, smectic, and various crystalline phases can be understood in terms of a systematic decrease in symmetry, together with an accompanying variation in structure is explained. A guide to the selected reprints and a sort of ?Rosetta Stone? for these various phases is provided. The goal of this book is to explain the systematics of this progression to students and others that are new to this field, as well as to provide a useful handbook for people already working in the field.
Author |
: Mikhail Alekseevich Anisimov |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 452 |
Release |
: 1991 |
ISBN-10 |
: 2881248063 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9782881248061 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Critical Phenomena in Liquids and Liquid Crystals by : Mikhail Alekseevich Anisimov
Phase transitions and critical phenomena in liquids and liquid crystals have been the subject of intensive research since the 1960s. However, books on this fascinating subject have tended to be written by theorists for theorists. Professor Anisimov offers us a new approach: he aims to introduce experimentalists to the modern theories and their applications. After introducing the thermodynamics of phase transitions, he presents the modern theory of critical phenomena. He then concludes by illustrating the utility of this theory in the analysis of experimental measurements in classical fluids and binary mixtures, superfluid mixtures of helium isotopes and liquid crystals. Not only will this book be enjoyed by experimental physicists, chemists and material scientists, it will also offer the theorist an insight into the interpretation of the experimentalist's work.
Author |
: Antônio M. Figueiredo Neto |
Publisher |
: OUP Oxford |
Total Pages |
: 320 |
Release |
: 2005-01-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780191523489 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0191523488 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Physics of Lyotropic Liquid Crystals by : Antônio M. Figueiredo Neto
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.
Author |
: Rajgopal Subramanian |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 344 |
Release |
: 1984 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:12645639 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis Phase Transitions in Liquid Crystals by : Rajgopal Subramanian
Author |
: Bruce Averill |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 1233 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0321413709 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780321413703 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis Chemistry by : Bruce Averill
Emphasises on contemporary applications and an intuitive problem-solving approach that helps students discover the exciting potential of chemical science. This book incorporates fresh applications from the three major areas of modern research: materials, environmental chemistry, and biological science.
Author |
: Peter J. Collings |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 484 |
Release |
: 2017-09-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351988780 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351988786 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Introduction to Liquid Crystals by : Peter J. Collings
This text relies on only introductory level physics and chemistry as the foundation for understanding liquid crystal science. Liquid crystals combine the material properties of solids with the flow properties of fluids. As such they have provided the foundation for a revolution in low- power, flat-panel display technology LCDs. In this book, the essential elements of liquid crystal science are introduced and explained from the perspectives of both the chemist and the physicist.; The text begins with an historical account of the discovery of liquid crystals and continues with a description of how different phases are generated and how different molecular architectures affect liquid crystalline properties. The rest of the book is concerned with understanding and explaining the properties of the various types of liquid crystals, and in the final part of the book, the technology of LCDs is discussed and illustrated.