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Liquid Crystal Elastomers.

Liquid crystal elastomers are an entirely new physical system, occupying a transitional zone between liquids and solids. This book is the foundation treatise in this emerging field of combined chemistry, physics, mathematics and engineering. It reviews experimental techniques and results, theoretica...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Warner, Mark
Otros Autores: Terentjev, E. M. (Eugene Michael)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, UK, 2007.
Colección:International Series of Monographs on Physics, No. 120.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Liquid crystal elastomers are an entirely new physical system, occupying a transitional zone between liquids and solids. This book is the foundation treatise in this emerging field of combined chemistry, physics, mathematics and engineering. It reviews experimental techniques and results, theoretical ideas and reviews the foundations of the field. - ;Liquid crystals are fluids with a directionality defined. Polymers are long molecules with a shape that can be changed. As a network, polymers form rubber - a soft solid that is locally liquid-like and capable of huge extension. Liquid crystal ela.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (422 pages)
ISBN:9780191523632
0191523631