Soft matter : concepts, phenomena, and applications / Wim van Saarloos, Vincenzo Vitelli, Zorana Zeravcic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Saarloos, Wim, author.

Vitelli, Vincenzo, author.

Zeravcic, Zorana, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soft condensed matter--Textbooks.

Soft condensed matter.

Genre:

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

xxv, 594 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Soft matter science is an interdisciplinary field at the interface of physics, biology, chemistry, engineering, and materials science. It encompasses colloids, polymers, and liquid crystals as well as rapidly emerging topics such as metamaterials, memory formation and learning in matter, bioactive systems, and artificial life. This textbook introduces key phenomena and concepts in soft matter from a modern perspective, marrying established knowledge with the latest developments and applications. The presentation integrates statistical mechanics, dynamical systems, and hydrodynamic approaches, emphasizing conservation laws and broken symmetries as guiding principles while paying attention to computational and machine learning advances. The book features introductory chapters on fluid mechanics, elasticity, and stochastic phenomena and also covers advanced topics such as pattern formation and active matter. it discusses technological applications as well as relevant phenomena in the life sciences and offers perspectives on emerging research directions"-- Provided by publisher.

"A comprehensive, modern introduction to soft matter physicsSoft matter science is an interdisciplinary field at the interface of physics, biology, chemistry, engineering, and materials science. It encompasses colloids, polymers, and liquid crystals as well as rapidly emerging topics such as metamaterials, memory formation and learning in matter, bioactive systems, and artificial life. This textbook introduces key phenomena and concepts in soft matter from a modern perspective, marrying established knowledge with the latest developments and applications. The presentation integrates statistical mechanics, dynamical systems, and hydrodynamic approaches, emphasizing conservation laws and broken symmetries as guiding principles while paying attention to computational and machine learning advances.An all-in-one textbook for advanced undergraduates and graduate students and an invaluable reference for practitionersFeatures introductory chapters on fluid mechanics, elasticity, and stochastic phenomenaCovers advanced topics such as pattern formation and active matterDiscusses technological applications as well as relevant phenomena in the life sciencesOffers perspectives on emerging research directionsIncludes more than a hundred step-by-step problems suitable for active learning and flipped-classroom settingsAccompanied by a website with additional material such as movies of experimental systemsSolutions manual (available only to instructors)"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Van Saarloos, Wim. Soft matter

ISBN:

9780691191300

0691191301

OCLC:

1401629867