Simple Views On Condensed Matter (Third Edition)

by Pierre-gilles De Gennes

Overview

This volume is a selection of invaluable papers by P-G de Gennes — 1991 Nobel Prize winner in Physics — which have had a long-lasting impact on our understanding of condensed matter. Important ideas on polymers, liquid crystals and interfaces are described. The author has added some afterthoughts to the main papers (explaining their successes or weaknesses), and some current views on each special problem. The text is simple and easy to read.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789812382788
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/21/2003
Series:	Series In Modern Condensed Matter Physics , #12
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	576
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 10.30(h) x 1.20(d)

Editorial Reviews

A collection on important papers by the winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Physics, focusing on his work in areas of solid state physics, liquid crystals, polymers, interfaces, wetting, and adhesion. Papers were originally written from the 1950s through the 1990s. Complex systems are explained without heavy calculations, using simple scaling laws as the main tool. Includes afterthoughts and current views on each special problem by the author. This edition contains more papers. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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