Liquid Crystals

ISBN-13: 9780521427418 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 480 str.

S. Chandrasekhar

Opis

This new and greatly revised edition of Professor Chandrasekhar's classic book Liquid Crystals (1977) presents a systematic and self-contained treatment of the physics of the different types of thermotropic liquid crystals--the three classical types, nematic, cholosteric and smectic, composed of rod-shaped molecules, and the newly discovered discotic type composed of disc-shaped molecules. The coverage includes a description of the structures of these four main types and their polymorphic modifications, their thermodynamical, optical and mechanical properties and their behavior under external fields. The basic principles underlying the major applications of liquid crystals in display technology (for example, the twisted and super-twisted nematic devices, the surface stabilized ferroelectric device, etc.) and in thermography are also discussed.

Recenzje

' … Classic, reassuring, slightly old-fashioned air. It was concise and carefully worded, with plenty of black and white figures. In a fast moving field this will be a standard text for years to come.' Chemistry & Industry

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Statistical theories of nematic order; 3. Continuum theories of the nematic state; 4. Cholesteric liquid crystals; 5. Smectic liquid crystals; 6. Discotic liquid crystals; References; Index.