Liquid Crystals: Experimental Study of Physical Properties and Phase Transitions
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'... the volume succeeds in its goals and should be a valuable resource for anyone undertaking advanced research in liquid crystals.' Andrew Briggs, Times Higher Education Supplement
' ... well written and referenced ... good and informative.' Chemistry in Britain
'Liquid Crystals competently and elegantly covers the principal techniques used to investigate liquid crystals - these include polarizing microscopy, differential scaning polarizing microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance and light scattering ... There is a remarkable chapter on freely suspended films - films stretched across a hole in a plate so that they are not in contact with the solid surface on either side ... For students about to embark on experimental investigations of thermotropic, nematic or smectic systems, this book could be one of their best buys.' John Lydon, Nature
Book Description
This hands-on guide details various experimental techniques used in the study of liquid crystals and other soft-condensed matter systems. Each chapter portrays an important technique used to study and characterize these systems, fully discussing both the capabilities and limitations of each particular method. In addition, the volume also describes general routes used to synthesize liquid crystals, tools to characterize liquid crystal phases, and seeks to show structure property relationships for well known systems. This book will be indispensable for established workers in the field as well as students embarking on liquid crystal research.
Liquid Crystals: Experimental Study of Physical Properties and Phase Transitions
Liquid Crystals: Experimental Study of Physical Properties and Phase Transitions,Satyendra Kumar,Cambridge University Press,0521461324,Chemical Physics,Crystallography,Experiments,Liquid Crystallography,Liquid crystals,Physics,Science,Science/Mathematics,Solid State Physics,Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids),Inorganic chemistry,Liquid crystals--Experiments,Science / Physics
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