ENGLISH

Statistical mechanics of membranes and surfaces

By Steven Weinberg , David Nelson , T Piran

Book information

Publisher
World Scientific Pub
Year
2004
ISBN
9812387609, 9789812387608, 9789812565518, 9812387722
Open Library ID
OL9196523M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5598395 bytes)
Edition
2nd ed
Pages
443\443
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
Scanned
yes
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

This invaluable book explores the delicate interplay between geometry and statistical mechanics in materials such as microemulsions, wetting and growth interfaces, bulk lyotropic liquid crystals, chalcogenide glasses and sheet polymers, using tools from the fields of polymer physics, differential geometry, field theory and critical phenomena. Several chapters have been updated relative to the classic 1989 edition. Moreover, there are now three entirely new chapters — on effects of anisotropy and heterogeneity, on fixed connectivity membranes and on triangulated surface models of fluctuating membranes.

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