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  • This book gives a comprehensive description of the physical properties of lyot... 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... more
  • The contents of this book stems from three different objectives. First it is a... The contents of this book stems from three different objectives. First it is an introduction to the basic principles and techniques of Landau s theory which is intended for teaching purposes. A second purpose of the book provides the practical... more
  • The contents of this book stems from three different objectives. First it is a... The contents of this book stems from three different objectives. First it is an introduction to the basic principles and techniques of Landau s theory which is intended for teaching purposes. A second purpose of the book provides the practical... more
  • The structural phase transition is one of the most fundamental problems in sol... The structural phase transition is one of the most fundamental problems in solid state physics. Layered transition-metal dichalcogenides provide us with a most exciting area for the study of structural phase transitions that are associated with the... more
  • First published in 1971 this highly popular text is devoted to the interdiscip... First published in 1971 this highly popular text is devoted to the interdisciplinary area of critical phenomena with an emphasis on liquid-gas and ferromagnetic transitions. Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in thermodynamics statistical... more
  • Under extreme conditions the mechanical or electrical properties of solids ten... Under extreme conditions the mechanical or electrical properties of solids tend to destabilize leading to failure or breakdown. These instabilities often nucleate or spread from disorders in the structure of the solid. This book by two experts in... more
  • Phase transitions are involved in phenomena ranging from the initial stages of... Phase transitions are involved in phenomena ranging from the initial stages of the creation of the Universe to the existence of biological objects. It is natural to as whether any phenomena analogous to phase transitions are possible in disordered... more
  • First published in 1974 Dr Croxton s book takes the reader from a consideratio... First published in 1974 Dr Croxton s book takes the reader from a consideration of the early ways in which the kinetic theory of gases was modified and applied to the liquid state through a classical thermodynamic approach to the modern... more
  • There is no paucity of books on high pressure. Beginning with P. W. Bridgman s... There is no paucity of books on high pressure. Beginning with P. W. Bridgman s The Physics of High Pressure books of general interest include the two-volume Physics and Chemistry of High Pressure edited by R. S. Bradley and the series Advances in... more
  • 1 Introduction. Problems. 2 Survey of Equilibrium Critical Phenomena 2.1 Phase... 1 Introduction. Problems. 2 Survey of Equilibrium Critical Phenomena 2.1 Phase Transitions in Equilibrium Systems 2.2 Scale Invariance and Universality 2.3 Mean-field and Renormalisation Group Methods 2.4 Fluctuation-dissipation Theorem 2.5 From... more
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  • Liquid crystals are fluids with directionality defined. Polymers are long mole... Liquid crystals are fluids with directionality defined. Polymers are long molecules with a shape that can be changed. As a network polymers form rubber-a soft solid that is locally liquid-like and capable of huge extension. Liquid crystal elastomers... more
  • About half a century ago Landau formulated the central principles of the phe- ... About half a century ago Landau formulated the central principles of the phe- nomenological second-order phase transition theory which is based on the idea of spontaneous symmetry breaking at phase transition. By means of this ap- proach it has been... more
  • This unique textbook gradually introduces the student to the statistical mecha... This unique textbook gradually introduces the student to the statistical mechanical study of the different phases of matter and to the phase transitions between them. Throughout only simple models of both ordinary and soft matter are used but these... more
  • The Defect Chemistry of Metal Oxides is a unique introduction to the equilibri... The Defect Chemistry of Metal Oxides is a unique introduction to the equilibrium chemistry of solid inorganic compounds with a focus on metal oxides. Accessible to students with little or no background in defect chemistry it explains how to apply... more
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