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Forces, Growth and Form in Soft Condensed Matter: At the Interface between Physics and Biology (Paperback, 2004 ed.)
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Forces, Growth and Form in Soft Condensed Matter: At the Interface between Physics and Biology (Paperback, 2004 ed.)
Series: NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, 160
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This volume comprises the proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study
Institute held at Geilo, Norway, 24 March - 3 April 2003, the
seventeenth ASI in a series held every two years since 1971. The
objective of this ASI was to identify and discuss areas where
synergism between modern physics, soft condensed matter and biology
might be most fruitful. The main pedagogical approach was to have
lecturers focussing on basic understanding of important aspects of
the relative role of the various interaction- electrostatic,
hydrophobic, steric, conformational, van der Waals etc. Soft
condensed matter and the connection between physics and biology
have been the themes of several earlier Geilo Schools. A return to
these subjects thus allowed a fresh look and a possibility for
defining new directions for research. Examples of soft materials,
which were discussed at this ASI, included colloidal dispersions,
gels, biopolymers and charged polymer solutions, polyelectrolytes,
protein/membrane complexes, nucleic acids and their complexes.
Indeed, most forms of condensed matter are soft and these
substances are composed of aggregates and macromolecules, with
interactions that are too weak and complex to form crystals
spontaneously. A characteristic feature is that small external
forces, slight perturbations in temperature, pressure or
concentration, can all be enough to induce significant structural
changes. Thermal fluctuations are almost by definition strong in
soft materials and entropy is a predominant determinant of
structure, so that disorder, slow dynamics and plastic deformation
are the rule. Hence the phrase 'soft condensed matter' has been
coined.
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Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, 160 |
Release date: |
August 2004 |
First published: |
2004 |
Editors: |
A. T. Skjeltorp
• A. V Belushkin
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
244 |
Edition: |
2004 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4020-2339-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Physics >
States of matter >
General
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LSN: |
1-4020-2339-1 |
Barcode: |
9781402023392 |
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