Sensitive matter : foams, gels, liquid crystals, and other miracles /

Life would not exist without sensitive, or soft, matter. All biological structures depend on it, including red blood globules, lung fluid, and membranes. So do industrial emulsions, gels, plastics, liquid crystals, and granular materials. What makes sensitive matter so fascinating is its inherent ve...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mitov, Michel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Soft condensed matter.
Colloids.
Rheology.
Materials.
Matériaux.
Rhéologie.
Matière molle (Physique)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Material Science.
SCIENCE > Physics > Condensed Matter.
Colloids
Materials
Rheology
Soft condensed matter
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE: MATTER, ARE YOU THERE?
  • PROLOGUE: SENSITIVE MATTER, DIVINE MATTER?
  • INTRODUCTION: LET US PRAISE SENSITIVITY, A UNIFYING VIRTUE
  • CONCILIATION: THE ART OF RESOLVING CONFLICTS
  • REVELATION: THE LITTLE ADDITIVE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING
  • ADAPTATION: RESPONDING TO THE ENVIRONMENT
  • EPILOGUE
  • BONUS TRACKS
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • CREDITS
  • INDEX OF SENSITIVE MATERIALS
  • INDEX OF PROPER NAMES.

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