Handbook of Liquid Crystals, 8 Volume Set

Handbook of Liquid Crystals, 8 Volume Set
Title Handbook of Liquid Crystals, 8 Volume Set PDF eBook
Author John W. Goodby
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 5240
Release 2014-04-14
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 3527327738

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Much more than a slight revision, this second edition of the successful "Handbook of Liquid Crystals" is completely restructured and streamlined, with updated as well as completely new topics, 100% more content and a new team of editors and authors. As such, it fills the gap for a definitive, single source reference for all those working in the field of organized fluids and will set the standard for the next decade. The Handbook's new structure facilitates navigation and combines the presentation of the content by topic and by liquid-crystal type: A fundamentals volume sets the stage for an understanding of the liquid crystal state of matter, while individual volumes cover the main types and forms, with a final volume bringing together the diverse liquid crystal phases through their applications. This unrivaled, all-embracing coverage represents the undiluted knowledge on liquid crystals, making the Handbook a must-have wherever liquid crystals are investigated, produced or used, and in institutions where their science and technology is taught. Also available electronically on Wiley Online Library, www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/ref/holc Volume 1: Fundamentals of Liquid Crystals Volume 2: Physical Properties and Phase Behavior of Liquid Crystals Volume 3: Nematic and Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals Volume 4: Smectic and Columnar Liquid Crystals Volume 5: Non-Conventional Liquid Crystals Volume 6: Nanostructured and Amphiphilic Liquid Crystals Volume 7: Supermolecular and Polymeric Liquid Crystals Volume 8: Applications of Liquid Crystals

Handbook of Liquid Crystals, Volume 2A

Handbook of Liquid Crystals, Volume 2A
Title Handbook of Liquid Crystals, Volume 2A PDF eBook
Author Dietrich Demus
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 530
Release 2011-09-22
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 3527620567

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The Handbook of Liquid Crystals is a unique compendium of knowledge on all aspects of liquid crystals. In over 2000 pages the Handbook provides detailed information on the basic principles of both low- and high-molecular weight materials, as well as the synthesis, characterization, modification, and applications (such as in computer displays or as structural materials) of all types of liquid crystals. The five editors of the Handbook are internationally renowned experts from both industry and academia and have drawn together over 70 leading figures in the field as authors. The four volumes of the Handbook are designed both to be used together or as stand-alone reference sources. Some users will require the whole set, others will be best served with one or two of the volumes. Volume 1 deals with the basic physical and chemical principles of liquid crystals, including structure-property relationships, nomenclature, phase behavior, characterization methods, and general synthesis and application strategies. As such this volume provides an excellent introduction to the field and a powerful learning and teaching tool for graduate students and above. Volumes 2A and 2B concentrate on low-molecular weight materials, for example those typically used in display technology. A high quality survey of the literature is provided along with full details of molecular design strategies, phase characterization and control, and applications development. These volumes are therefore by far the most detailed reference sources on these industrially very important materials, ideally suited for professionals in the field. Volume 3 concentrates on high-molecular weight, or polymeric, liquid crystals, some of which are found in structural applications and others occur as natural products of living systems. A high-quality literature survey is complemented by full detail of the synthesis, processing, analysis, and applications of all important materials classes. This volume is the most comprehensive reference source on these materials, and is therefore ideally suited for professionals in the field.

Handbook of Liquid Crystal Research

Handbook of Liquid Crystal Research
Title Handbook of Liquid Crystal Research PDF eBook
Author Peter J. Collings
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
Pages 632
Release 1997
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN

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The Handbook of Liquid Crystal Research deals with all the important recent advances in liquid crystalline materials. It contains in one volume the results of technical and theoretical work done in the last 15 years.

Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals

Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals
Title Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals PDF eBook
Author George W. Gray
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 522
Release 2009-08-14
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 3527613951

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This handbook is a unique compendium of knowledge on all aspects of the physics of liquid crystals. In over 500 pages it provides detailed information on the physical properties of liquid crystals as well as the recent theories and results on phase transitions, defects and textures of different types of liquid crystals. An in-depth understanding of the physical fundamentals is a prerequisite for everyone working in the field of liquid crystal research. With this book the experts as well as graduate students entering the field get all the information they need.

Textures of Liquid Crystals

Textures of Liquid Crystals
Title Textures of Liquid Crystals PDF eBook
Author Ingo Dierking
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 230
Release 2006-03-06
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 3527605274

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A unique compendium of knowledge on all aspects of the texture of liquid crystals, providing not just detailed information on texture formation and determination, but also an in-depth discussion of different characterization methods. Experts as well as graduates entering the field will find all the information they need in this handbook, while the magnitude of the color images make it valuable hands-on-reference.

Handbook of Liquid Crystals

Handbook of Liquid Crystals
Title Handbook of Liquid Crystals PDF eBook
Author Hans Kelker
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 1980
Genre Liquid crystals
ISBN

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Thermotropic Liquid Crystals, Fundamentals

Thermotropic Liquid Crystals, Fundamentals
Title Thermotropic Liquid Crystals, Fundamentals PDF eBook
Author Ger Vertogen
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 326
Release 2012-12-06
Genre Science
ISBN 3642831338

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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.