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The aim of this book is to give a unified and critical account of the fundamental aspects of liquid crystals. Preference is given to discussing the assumptions made in developing theories and analyzing experimental data rather than to attempting to compile all the latest results. The book has four parts. Part I is quite descriptive in character and gives a general overview of the various liquid crystalline phases. Part II deals with the macroscopic continuum theory of liquid crystals and gives a systematic development of the theory from a tensorial point of view thus emphasizing the relevant symmetries. Part III concentrates on experiments that provide microscopic information on the orientational behaviour of the molecules. Finally Part IV discusses the theory of the various phases and their attendant phase transitions from both a Landau and a molecular-statistical point of view. Simplifying the various models as far as possible, it critically examines the merits of a molecular-statistical approach.

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Author:   Ger Vertogen ,  Wim H. de Jeu
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Volume:   45
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.517kg
ISBN:  

9783642831355

ISBN 10:   3642831354
Pages:   324
Publication Date:   21 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

I Mesomorphic Behaviour.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Nematic Liquid Crystals.- 3. Smectic Liquid Crystals.- 4. Other Liquid Crystalline Systems.- II Continuum Theory.- 5. Static Continuum Theory.- 6. Effects of External Fields.- 7. Applications of Continuum Theory.- 8. Fluid Dynamics of Nematics.- III Orientational Order and Anisotropic Properties.- 9. Orientational Order.- 10. Anisotropic Physical Properties.- 11. Dynamic Behaviour of the Molecules.- IV Liquid Crystalline Phases and Phase Transitions.- 12. Landau Theory of Liquid Crystalline Phases.- 13. Molecular Statistical Theory of the Nematic Phase.- 14. Molecular Statistical Theory of the Smectic Phases.- References.- Index of Compounds.

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