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Gennes, Pierre-Gilles de.

Simple views on condensed matter / Pierre-Gilles de Gennes. - 3rd ed. - River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, ©2003. - 1 online resource (xii, 559 pages) : illustrations (some color). - Series in modern condensed matter physics ; v. 12 . - Series in modern condensed matter physics ; v. 12. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword to the first edition; Foreword to the expanded edition; Contents; 1 Sur un exemple de propagation dans un milieu desordonne; 2 Effects of double exchange in magnetic crystals; 3 Nuclear magnetic resonance modes in magnetic material I Theory; 4 Onset of superconductivity in decreasing fields; 5 Boundary effects in superconductors; 6 Soluble model for fibrous structures with steric constraints; 7 Conjectures sur l'etat smectique; 8 Dynamics of fluctuations in nematic liquid crystals; 9 Note on the dynamics of prenematic fluids; 10 An analogy between superconductors and smectics A.

This volume is a selection of invaluable papers by P-G de Gennes 1991 Nobel Prize winner in Physics which have had a long-lastingimpact on our understanding of condensed matter. Important ideas onpolymers, liquid crystals and interfaces are described.


English and French.

ISBN: 981238278X 9789812382788 9812382828 (pbk.) 9789812382825 (pbk.) 9812564845 (electronic bk.) 9789812564849 (electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 9789812382788

Source: 00041155

LCCN: 2003276114

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Condensed matter.
Solid state chemistry.
Matière condensée.
Chimie de l'état solide.
SCIENCE--Physics--Condensed Matter.
Condensed matter.
Solid state chemistry.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic book.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: QC173.454 / .G46 2003eb

Dewey Class. No.: 530.4/1