Binding: Paperback
Description: Soft Matter science is concerned with soft materials such as polymers colloids liquid crystals and foams and has emerged as a rich interdisciplinary field over the last 30 years. Drawing on physics chemistry mathematics and engineering soft matter links fundamental scientific ideas to everyday phenomena. One such example is 'polymers' encountered in plastic materials and melted cheese which illustrate how 'sliminess emerges from the flow and form of giant molecules. This Very Short Introduction delves into the field of soft matter looking beneath the appearances of matter into its inner structure. Tom Mc Leish shows how Brownian Motion - the random local motion of molecules that gives rise to 'heat - is an underlying principle of soft matter. From hair conditioner to honey he discusses how the shared physical properties and characteristics of these materials influence the way they behave and their industrial applications. About THE Series: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket - sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Title: Soft Matter: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Mcleish Tom (Frs Professor Of Natural Philosophy University Of York)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198807131
Pages: 176 Pages, 48 Black And White Images
Publication Date: 12/2/2020
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: Soft Matter Physics