The Physics of Lyotropic Liquid Crystals: Phase Transitions and Structural Properties

ISBN-13: 9780198525509 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 316 str.

Antonio M. Figueiredo Neto; Silvio R. a. Salinas; A. M. Figueiredo Neto

Opis

This book gives a comprehensive description of the physical properties of lyotropic liquid crystals. Structural features, phase transitions and phase diagrams are discussed in detail. The available experimental data on lyotropic mixtures is presented in the unifying context of the Landau theories. This phenomenological approach is used for establishing connections between structural properties and phase diagrams. The book is suitable for use as a pedagogical introduction to the subject.

O autorze

Antônio M. Figueiredo Neto is Professor of Physics at Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.; Silvio R. A.Salinas is Professor of Physics at Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.