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Many fundamental issues in classical condensed matter physics can be addressed experimentally using systems of individually visible mesoscopic particles playing the role of ""proxy atoms"". The interaction between such ""atoms"" is determined by the properties of the surrounding medium and/or by external tuning. The best-known examples of such experimental model systems are two different domains of soft matter - complex plasmas and colloidal dispersions.The major goal of this book - written by scientists representing both complex plasmas and colloidal dispersions - is to bring the two fields together. In the first part of the book the basic properties of the two systems are summarized, demonstrating huge conceptual and methodological overlap of the fields and emphasizing numerous cross-connections between them and their essential complementarity. This ""introductory part"" should serve to help each community in understanding the other field better. Simultaneously, this provides the necessary basis for the second part focused on particle-resolved studies of diverse generic phenomena in liquids and solids - all performed with complex plasmas and/or colloidal dispersions. The book is concluded with the discussion of critical open issues and fascinating perspectives of such interdisciplinary research.

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Author:   Alexei Ivlev (Max Planck Inst For Extraterrestrial Physics, Germany) ,  Gregor Morfill (Max Planck Inst For Extraterrestrial Physics, Germany) ,  Hartmut Lowen (Heinrich-heine-univ Dusseldorf, Germany) ,  C Patrick Royall (Univ Of Bristol, Uk)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9789814350068

ISBN 10:   9814350060
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   23 July 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Interdisciplinary Research: Scientific Background; Basic Properties of Complex Plasmas and Colloidal Dispersions: Charging, Interactions, Major Forces; Examples of Particle-Resolved Studies: Static Liquid Structure; Liquid-Solid Phase Transitions; Kinetics of Liquids; Hydrodynamics and Rheology at the Discreteness Limit; Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions; Binary Mixtures; Tunable Interactions; Anisotropic Particles.

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