- Description
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 148 pages) : illustrations.
- Summary
- 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 McLeish 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.--
- Series Statement
- Very short introductions ; 652
- Uniform Title
- Soft matter (Online)
- Very short introductions ; 652.
- Alternative Title
- Soft matter (Online)
- Subject
- Soft condensed matter
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-142) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- The science of softness -- Milkiness, muddiness, and inkiness -- Sliminess and stickiness -- Gelification and soapiness -- Pearliness -- Liveliness.
- ISBN
- LCCN
- 2020935145
- OCLC
- ssj0002614054
- Author
McLeish, Tom.
- Title
Soft matter [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Tom McLeish.
- Imprint
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- Edition
First edition.
- Series
Very short introductions ; 652
Very short introductions ; 652.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-142) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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