P.G. de Gennes' Impact on Science
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File Size : 39,34 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Biophysics
ISBN : 9789814280655
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Page : pages
File Size : 39,34 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Biophysics
ISBN : 9789814280655
Author : Julien Bok
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 47,77 MB
Release : 2009-07-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814291057
Author : Julien Bok
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 34,12 MB
Release : 2009-07-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9814467170
This publication, in two volumes, is devoted to the scientific impact of the work of Nobel Laureate, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. It covers the important fields for which de Gennes was renowned: solid state (magnetism and superconductivity), macroscopic random media and percolation, supersolids, liquid crystals, polymers, adhesion and friction, and biophysics.The book brings together internationally renowned experts to contribute their perspectives on the significance of de Gennes' works. They have each selected a definitive paper, which gives the state of the field at the time the paper was published, highlights the paper's importance and provides an analysis of the development of the field right up to the modern day. The insightful perspectives of these scientists make the book both unique and intriguing.This is the second volume devoted to soft matter and biophysics.
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File Size : 32,87 MB
Release : 2009
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Author : Julien Bok
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 30,70 MB
Release : 2009-07-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9814467758
This publication, in two volumes, is devoted to the scientific impact of the work of Nobel Laureate, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. It covers the important fields for which de Gennes was renowned: solid state (magnetism and superconductivity), macroscopic random media and percolation, supersolids, liquid crystals, polymers, adhesion and friction, and biophysics.The book brings together internationally renowned experts to contribute their perspectives on the significance of de Gennes' works. They have each selected a definitive paper, which gives the state of the field at the time the paper was published, highlights the paper's importance and provides an analysis of the development of the field right up to the modern day. The insightful perspectives of these scientists make the book both unique and intriguing.
Author : Julien Bok
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Page : pages
File Size : 37,92 MB
Release : 2009
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ISBN : 9789814291033
Author : Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 28,92 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789812382825
A selection of papers by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes - 1991 Nobel Prize winner in Physics - which have had a long-lasting impact on our understanding of condensed matter. Ideas on polymers, liquid crystals and interfaces are described. The author has added some afterthoughts to the main papers.
Author : Pierre Gilles de Gennes
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File Size : 16,23 MB
Release : 2009
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ISBN : 9789814273800
Author : P. G. de Gennes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 13,42 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198517856
This new edition of the classic text incorporates the many advances in knowledge about liquid crystals that have taken place since its initial publication in 1974. Entirely new chapters describe the types and properties of liquid crystals in terms of both recently discovered phases and current insight into the nature of local order and isotropic-to-nematic transition. There is an extensive discussion of the symmetrical, macroscopic, dynamic, and defective properties of smectics and columnar phases, with emphasis on order-of-magnitude considerations, all illustrated with numerous descriptions of experimental arrangements. The final chapter is devoted to phase transitions in smectics, including the celebrated analogy between smectic A and superconductors. This new version's topicality and breadth of coverage will ensure that it remains an indispensable guide for researchers and graduate students in mechanics and engineering, and in chemical, solid state, and statistical physics.
Author : A. I?U. Grosberg
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 45,85 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9812839224
?? Giant molecules are important in our everyday life. But, as pointed out by the authors, they are also associated with a culture. What Bach did with the harpsichord, Kuhn and Flory did with polymers. We owe a lot of thanks to those who now make this music accessible ??Pierre-Gilles de GennesNobel Prize laureate in Physics(Foreword for the 1st Edition, March 1996)This book describes the basic facts, concepts and ideas of polymer physics in simple, yet scientifically accurate, terms. In both scientific and historic contexts, the book shows how the subject of polymers is fascinating, as it is behind most of the wonders of living cell machinery as well as most of the newly developed materials. No mathematics is used in the book beyond modest high school algebra and a bit of freshman calculus, yet very sophisticated concepts are introduced and explained, ranging from scaling and reptations to protein folding and evolution. The new edition includes an extended section on polymer preparation methods, discusses knots formed by molecular filaments, and presents new and updated materials on such contemporary topics as single molecule experiments with DNA or polymer properties of proteins and their roles in biological evolution.