Soft Matter Physics: An Introduction

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kleman, Maurice (Editor), Lavrentovich, Oleg D. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2003.
• Series: Partially Ordered Systems
• Subjects: Physics.; Polymers.; Condensed matter.; Solid state physics.; Surfaces (Physics).; Interfaces (Physical sciences).; Thin films.; Materials science.; Solid State Physics.; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films.; Polymer Sciences.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.

Introductions to solid state physics have, ever since the initial book by F. Seitz in 1940, concentrated on simple crystals, with few atoms per cell, bonded together by strong ionic, covalent, or metallic bonds. References to weaker bonds, such as van der Waals forces in rare gases, or to geometric...