Liquid Crystal Elastomers by Mark Warner
Liquid crystals are fluids with directionality defined. Polymers are long molecules with a shape that can be changed. As a network, polymers form rubber-a soft solid that is locally liquid-like and capable of huge extension. Liquid crystal elastomers area combination of all these curious aspects, but with additional, revolutionary new phenomena-for example, spontaneous shape changes of several hundred percent induced by temperature change, with equally large opto-mechanical responses, shape change without energy cost (Soft elasticity), color change with strain, lasing and photonics, sensitivity to molecular handedness and soft solid ferroelectricity. This book is a primer for liquid crystals, polymers, rubber and elasticity. It then describes the theory and experiment of these remarkable materials for the first time as a monograph. Worked examples are solved so that the reader can become proficient in the field himself. The book is directed at physicists, chemists, material scientists, engineers and applied mathematicians at the graduate level and beyond.-
The Principles of Quantum Mechanics
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Bose-Einstein Condensation and Superfluidity
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Quantum Chromodynamics
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Nonlocal Gravity
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Dynamical Theory of Crystal Lattices
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Principles of Statistical Mechanics
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Tokamaks
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Superconducting State: Mechanisms and Materials
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Novel Superfluids
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Electromagnetics of Superconductor/Paramagnet Heterostructures
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The Principles of Nuclear Magnetism
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Entropy and the Time Evolution of Macroscopic Systems
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Problems of Condensed Matter Physics
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Rare Earth Magnetism
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Helium Three
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Mathematical Theory of Quantum Fields
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Introduction to 3+1 Numerical Relativity
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Electronic and Optical Properties of Conjugated Polymers
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The Physics of Interacting Electrons in Disordered Systems
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Bose-Einstein Condensation
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CP Violation
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Excitations in Organic Solids
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Brownian Motion
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Quantum Statistical Field Theory
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Equations of Motion in General Relativity
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Physics of Ferromagnetism
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Statistical Physics of Spin Glasses and Information Processing
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Chern-Simons Theory, Matrix Models, and Topological Strings
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Stellarator and Heliotron Devices
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Mechanisms of Conventional and High Tc Superconductivity
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The Physics of Inertial Fusion
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Quantum Physics in One Dimension
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Plasma Spectroscopy
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Advanced General Relativity
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Ion Traps
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The Standard Model in the Making
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Muon Spin Rotation, Relaxation, and Resonance
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The Ubiquitous Photon
In short, this book is likely to become a classic: read it, learn from it, and let it inspire you* Euro Pysics News *
Mark Warner is a professor at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, and has been awarded various prizes: IoP Maxwell Medal (1989), IoP Award for Public Awareness of Science (1999) and A.von Humboldt Prize (2000).
Eugene Terentjev is a Reader in Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198527671 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198527675 |
| Title | Liquid Crystal Elastomers |
| Author | Mark Warner |
| Series | International Series Of Monographs On Physics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2003-10-09 |
| Number of pages | 422 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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