03079nam 2200613 a 450 991046162480332120200520144314.01-283-14363-19786613143631981-283-923-2(CKB)2670000000095723(EBL)731168(OCoLC)738439223(SSID)ssj0000522901(PQKBManifestationID)12195634(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000522901(PQKBWorkID)10529038(PQKB)10865691(MiAaPQ)EBC731168(WSP)00007199(Au-PeEL)EBL731168(CaPaEBR)ebr10479875(CaONFJC)MIL314363(EXLCZ)99267000000009572320110125d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGiant molecules[electronic resource] here, there, and everywhere /Alexander Y. Grosberg, Alexei R. Khokhlov ; foreword by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes2nd ed.Hackensack, N.J. World Scientificc20111 online resource (300 p.)Previous ed.: San Diego, Calif.; London: Academic Press, 1997.981-283-922-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-316) and index.Foreword by P.G. de Gennes; From the Reviews of the First Edition; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1. Introduction: Physics in the World of Giant Molecules; 2. What Does a Polymer Molecule Look Like?; 3. How are Polymers Made; 4. What Kinds of Polymer Substances are There?; 5. Polymers in Nature; 6. The Mathematics of a Simple Polymer Coil; 7. The Physics of High Elasticity; 8. The Problem of Excluded Volume; 9. Coils and Globules; 10. Globular Proteins and Folding; 11. To Knot or Not to Knot; 12. Dynamics of Polymer Fluids; 13. The Mathematics of Complicated Polymer Structures: Fractals14. Polymers, Evolution, and the Origin of LifeList of Suggested Further Reading; IndexThis book describes the basic facts, concepts and ideas of polymer physics in simple, yet scientifically accurate, terms. In both scientific and historic contexts, the book shows how the subject of polymers is fascinating, as it is behind most of the wonders of living cell machinery as well as most of the new developments in materials. No mathematics is used in the book beyond modest high school algebra, yet very sophisticated concepts are introduced and explained, ranging from scaling and reptations to protein folding and evolution. This new edition includes an extended section on polymer prePolymersElectronic books.Polymers.547.7Grosberg A. I͡U20331Khokhlov A. R892346Gennes Pierre-Gilles de22814MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461624803321Giant molecules1992830UNINA