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Liquid crystals : nature's delicate phase of matter / Peter J. Collings.
Math/Physics/Astronomy Library QD923 .C638 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Collings, Peter J., 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Liquid crystals.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 204 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2002.
- Contents:
- 1. What Are Liquid Crystals? 1
- 2. The Story of Liquid Crystals 18
- 3. Electric and Magnetic Field Effects 28
- 4. Light and Nematic Liquid Crystals 46
- 5. Light and X-rays in Other Types of Liquid Crystals 62
- 6. Liquid Crystal Displays 82
- 7. LCD Technology and Other Applications 107
- 8. Lyotropic Liquid Crystals 133
- 9. Polymer Liquid Crystals 149
- 10. Theories, Defects, and Fluid Lattices 167
- 11. Biological Importance of Liquid Crystals 186.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page [199]) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0691086729
- OCLC:
- 47995720
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