ENGLISH

Statistical Thermodynamics and Differential Geometry of Microstructured Materials

By Fred Almgren (auth.) , H. Ted Davis , Johannes C. C. Nitsche (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Year
1993
ISBN
978-1-4613-8326-0, 978-1-4613-8324-6
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4613-8324-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8112583 bytes)
Series
The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications 51
Edition
1
Pages
172\160
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Dynamical Systems and Complexity;Differential GeomStatistical Physics

Description

Substances possessing heterogeneous microstructure on the nanometer and micron scales are scientifically fascinating and technologically useful. Examples of such substances include liquid crystals, microemulsions, biological matter, polymer mixtures and composites, vycor glasses, and zeolites. In this volume, an interdisciplinary group of researchers report their developments in this field. Topics include statistical mechanical free energy theories which predict the appearance of various microstructures, the topological and geometrical methods needed for a mathematical description of the subparts and dividing surfaces of heterogeneous materials, and modern computer-aided mathematical models and graphics for effective exposition of the salient features of microstructured materials.

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