P.G. De Gennes' Impact on Science - Volume I : Solid State and Liquid Crystals

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bok, Julien.

Contributor:

Prost, Jacques.

Series:

Series on Directions in Condensed Matter Physics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biophysics.

Condensed matter.

Gennes, Pierre-Gilles de.

Liquid crystals.

Solid state physics.

Local Subjects:

Biophysics.

Condensed matter.

Gennes, Pierre-Gilles de.

Liquid crystals.

Solid state physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This publication, in two volumes, is devoted to the scientific impact of the work of Nobel Laureate, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. It covers the important fields for which de Gennes was renowned: solid state (magnetism and superconductivity), macroscopic random media and percolation, supersolids, liquid crystals, polymers, adhesion and friction, and biophysics. The book brings together internationally renowned experts to contribute their perspectives on the significance of de Gennes' works. They have each selected a definitive paper, which gives t

Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgments; CONTENTS; Magnetism Jacques Friedel; 1. Introduction; 2. Magnetic Neutron Scattering; 3. Rare Earth Metals; 3.1. Electronic resistivity of rare earth metals; 3.2. Magnetic couplings of rare earth metals; 4. Ferromagnetic Resonance; 5. Conclusions; References; P. G. de Gennes and Jacques Friedel, J. Phys. and Chem. of Solids 4, 71-77 (1958) Anomalies de resistivite dans certains metaux magnetiques; 1. GENERALITES; 2. DIFFUSIONS QUASI-ELASTIQUES; 3. SECTION EFFICACE DANS LAPPROXIMATION ELASTIQUE; 4. APPROXIMATION SANS CORRELATIONS; 5. EFFETS DORDRE A COURTE DISTANCE

6. EFFET MAGNETOVIBRATIONNEL7. REMARQUES GENERALES; REFERENCES; Surface Bound States in Unconventional Superconductors: An Unforseen Consequence of Earlier Work by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes and Daniel Saint-James Guy Deutscher; 1. Background; 2. Bound States in a Normal Layer Backed by a Conventional Superconductor; 3. ASJ Reections and Bound States in the Case of the High Tc Cuprates; 3.1. Bound states at the surface of a d-wave superconductor; 3.2. Experimental observation of ASJ zero energy surface bound states; 3.3. Probing the origin of the Zero Bias Conductance Peak

4. ASJ Reflections Along a Principal Axis5. The ASJ Gap Versus the Single Particle Energy Gap; 6. Consequences of the Two Energy Scales; 7. Conclusions; 8. A Personal Note; Acknowledgments; References; P. G. de Gennes and D. Saint-James, Phys. Lett. 4(2), 151-152 (1963) Elementary excitations in the vicinity of a normal metal-superconducting metal contact; D. Saint-James, Le Journal de Physique 25, 899-905 (1964) Excitations elementaires au voisinage de la surface de separation d'un metal normal et d'un metal supraconducteur; I. Modele

II. Lame normale depaisseur deposee sur un supraconducteurIII. Couche supraconductrice deposee sur un . supraconducteur different; IV. Sphere normale baignant dans un supraconducteur; APPENDICE; BIBLIOGRAPHIE; Superconductivity at High Temperature in the Cuprates Julien Bok; 1. Introduction; 2. Well Established Properties of the Cuprates; 2.1. Structure; 2.2. Superconducting phase; 2.3. Normal phase; 2.3.1. The pseudogap region; 2.3.2. Around and above optimal doping; 3. Theoretical Models; 3.1. Electronic structure of the cuprates; 3.2. BCS condensation versus BE condensation

3.3. Mechanism of pairing4. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; G. Deutscher and P. G. de Gennes, C. R. Physique 8, 937-941 (2007) A Spatial Interpretation of Emerging Superconductivity in Lightly Doped Cuprates; 1. Introduction; 2. The model; 2.1. Pair formation; 2.2. Formation of hole-rich and hole-poor regions; 2.3. Pair propagation; 3. Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; Macroscopic Random Media and Percolation Etienne Guyon, Jean-Pierre Hulin and St ephane Roux; 1. A Novel Way of Handling Disorder; 2. Percolation is more than Geometry; 3. Percolation and Porous Media

3.1. Porous media: generic disordered materials with many applications

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-282-75814-4

9786612758140

981-4273-81-3