Anmerkungen:
Revised edition of: Introduction to liquid crystals chemistry and physics / by Peter J. Collings and Michael Hird. [1997]
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:
Welcome to a delicate and special phase of matter -- A liquid crystal: what is it? -- Nature's anisotropic fluids: it's all about direction -- Theoretical insights: so many possibilities -- Calamitic liquid crystals: rods, kinks, and molecular design -- Discotic liquid crystals: stacking the dishes and the bowls -- Chiral liquid crystals: twisted and frustrated -- Bent-core liquid crystals: it's bananas -- Lyotropic liquid crystals: wet 'n' dry -- Polymers, oligomers & dendrimers: big and beautiful -- Liquid crystal science: techniques and instruments -- Liquid crystals in electric and magnetic fields: a delicate response -- Light and liquid crystals: a panoply of color -- Liquid crystal displays: here, there, and everywhere -- Other applications: optical fiber networks to shampoo.
"Introduction to Liquid Crystals: Chemistry and Physics, Second Edition, relies on only introductory level chemistry and physics as the foundation for understanding liquid crystal science. Liquid crystals combine the material properties of solids with the flow properties of fluids. As such they have provided the foundation for a revolution in low-power, flat-panel display technology (LCDs). In this book, the essential elements of liquid crystal science are introduced and explained from the perspectives of both the chemist and physicist"--