Heinz Kitzerow,
Christian Bahr
Springer New York
2001e druk, 2000
9780387986791
Chirality in Liquid Crystals
Specificaties
Gebonden, 502 blz.
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Engels
Springer New York |
2001e druk, 2000
ISBN13: 9780387986791
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Partially Ordered Systems
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Describes the main aspects of chirality in liquid crystals, and points out some of the open questions of current research. The chapters review the highlights of the important topics and questions.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780387986791
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:502
Uitgever:Springer New York
Druk:2001
Inhoudsopgave
Classroom Experiments with Chiral Liquid Crystals.- From a Chiral Molecule to a Chiral Anisotropic Phase.- Chemical Structures and Polymorphism.- Cholesteric Liquid Crystals: Defects and Topology.- Cholesteric Liquid Crystals: Optics, Electro-optics, and Photo-optics.- Blue Phases.- Smectic Liquid Crystals: Ferroelectric Properties and Electroclinic Effect.- Smectic Liquid Crystals: Antiferroelectric and Ferrielectric Phases.- Twist Grain Boundary Phases.- Columnar Liquid Crystals.- Some Aspects of Polymer Dispersed and Polymer Stabilized Chiral Liquid Crystals.- Chirality in Liquid Crystal Elastomers.- Phase Chirality of Micellar Lyotropic Liquid Crystals.- Traveling Phase Boundaries with the Broken Symmetries of Life.