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Giant molecules : here, there, and everywhere /
This book describes the basic facts, concepts and ideas of polymer physics in simple, yet scientifically accurate, terms. In both scientific and historic contexts, the book shows how the subject of polymers is fascinating, as it is behind most of the wonders of living cell machinery as well as most...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Ruso |
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Hackensack, N.J. :
World Scientific,
©2011.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction: Physics in the world of giant molecules
- 2. What does a polymer molecule look like?
- 3. How are polymers made
- 4. What kinds of polymer substances are there?
- 5. Polymers in nature
- 6. The mathematics of a simple polymer coil
- 7. The physics of high elasticity
- 8. The problem of excluded volume
- 9. Coils and globules
- 10. Globular proteins and folding
- 11. To knot or not to knot
- 12. Dynamics of polymer fluids
- 13. The mathematics of complicated polymer structures: Fractals
- 14. Polymers, evolution, and the origin of life.