Physical properties of liquid crystals [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] D. Demus ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim ; ; New York, : Wiley-VCH, c1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (526 p.) |
Disciplina |
530.4/29
530.429 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DemusDietrich |
Soggetto topico |
Liquid crystals
Polymer liquid crystals |
ISBN |
1-282-28241-7
9786612282416 3-527-61394-3 3-527-61395-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals; Contents; Chapter I: Introduction and Historical Development; 1 Introduction; 2 The Early Years up to About 1925; 3 The Second Phase from 1925 to 1959; 4 The Third Phase from 1960 to the Present Time; 4.1 Lyotropic Liquid Crystals; 4.2 Theory; 4.3 Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals (PDLCs) and Anchoring; 4.4 Materials and New Phases; 5 Conclusions; 6 References; Chapter II: Guide to the Nomenclature and Classification of Liquid Crystals; 1 Introduction; 2 General Definitions; 3 Structural Features; 4 Polymeric Liquid Crystals
5 Notation of Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Properties5 .1 Description of the Solid State; 5.1.1 Description of Soft Crystals; 5.2 Description of the Liquid Crystalline Phases; 5.2.1 Nematic and Chiral Nematic Phases; 5.2.2 Smectic Liquid Crystals; 5.2.3 Chiral Smectic Liquid Crystals; 5.2.4 Columnar Phases; 5.2.5 Plastic Crystals; 5.2.6 Condis Crystals; 5.2.7 Cubic; 5.2.8 Re-entrants; 5.3 Description of the Clearing Parameters; 6 Stereochemistry; 7 References; Chapter III: Theory of the Liquid Crystalline State; 1 Continuum Theory for Liquid Crystals; 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Equilibrium Theory for Nematics1.2.1 The Frank-Oseen Energy; 1.2.2 A Virtual Work Formulation; 1.2.3 Body Forces and Moments; 1.2.4 The Equilibrium Equations; 1.2.5 Boundary Conditions; 1.2.6 Proposed Extensions; 1.3 Equilibrium Theory for Smectic Liquid Crystals; 1.3.1 An Energy Function for SmC Liquid Crystals; 1.3.2 Equilibrium Equations; 1.4 Dynamic Theory for Nematics; 1.4.1 Balance Laws; 1.4.2 A Rate of Work Hypothesis; 1.4.3 The Viscous Stress; 1.4.4 Equations of Motion; 1.5 References; 2 Molecular Theories of Liquid Crystals; 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Microscopic Definition of the Order Parameters for Nematic and Smectic Phases2.2.1 Uniaxial Nematic Phase; 2.2.2 Biaxial Nematic Phase; 2.2.3 Smectic A and C Phases; 2.3 Anisotropic Intermolecular Interactions in Liquid Crystals; 2.3.1 Hard-core Repulsion; 2.3.2 Electrostatic and Dispersion Interactions; 2.3.3 Model Potentials; 2.4 Molecular Theory of the Nematic Phase; 2.4.1 Mean-field Approximation and the Maier-Saupe Theory; 2.4.2 Short-range Orientational Correlations; 2.4.3 Excluded Volume Effects and the Onsager Theory; 2.4.4 Packing Effects in Thermotropic Nematics 2.4.5 The Role of Molecular Biaxiality2.4.6 Density Functional Approach to the Statistical Theory of Liquid Crystals; 2.5 Molecular Models for Simple Smectic Phases; 2.5.1 Mean-field Theory of the Nematic-Smectic A Transition; 2.5.2 Phase Diagram of a Hard-rod Fluid; 2.5.3 The Role of Intermolecular Attraction; 2.5.4 Smectic A-Smectic C Transition; 2.6 Conclusions; 2.7 References; 3 Molecular Modelling; 3.1 Techniques of Molecular Modelling; 3.1.1 Molecular Mechanics; 3.1.2 Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Simulation; 3.1.3 Quantum Mechanical Techniques 3.2 Applications of Molecular Modelling |
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Weinheim ; ; New York, : Wiley-VCH, c1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Physical properties of liquid crystals [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] D. Demus ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim ; ; New York, : Wiley-VCH, c1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (526 p.) |
Disciplina |
530.4/29
530.429 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DemusDietrich |
Soggetto topico |
Liquid crystals
Polymer liquid crystals |
ISBN |
1-282-28241-7
9786612282416 3-527-61394-3 3-527-61395-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals; Contents; Chapter I: Introduction and Historical Development; 1 Introduction; 2 The Early Years up to About 1925; 3 The Second Phase from 1925 to 1959; 4 The Third Phase from 1960 to the Present Time; 4.1 Lyotropic Liquid Crystals; 4.2 Theory; 4.3 Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals (PDLCs) and Anchoring; 4.4 Materials and New Phases; 5 Conclusions; 6 References; Chapter II: Guide to the Nomenclature and Classification of Liquid Crystals; 1 Introduction; 2 General Definitions; 3 Structural Features; 4 Polymeric Liquid Crystals
5 Notation of Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Properties5 .1 Description of the Solid State; 5.1.1 Description of Soft Crystals; 5.2 Description of the Liquid Crystalline Phases; 5.2.1 Nematic and Chiral Nematic Phases; 5.2.2 Smectic Liquid Crystals; 5.2.3 Chiral Smectic Liquid Crystals; 5.2.4 Columnar Phases; 5.2.5 Plastic Crystals; 5.2.6 Condis Crystals; 5.2.7 Cubic; 5.2.8 Re-entrants; 5.3 Description of the Clearing Parameters; 6 Stereochemistry; 7 References; Chapter III: Theory of the Liquid Crystalline State; 1 Continuum Theory for Liquid Crystals; 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Equilibrium Theory for Nematics1.2.1 The Frank-Oseen Energy; 1.2.2 A Virtual Work Formulation; 1.2.3 Body Forces and Moments; 1.2.4 The Equilibrium Equations; 1.2.5 Boundary Conditions; 1.2.6 Proposed Extensions; 1.3 Equilibrium Theory for Smectic Liquid Crystals; 1.3.1 An Energy Function for SmC Liquid Crystals; 1.3.2 Equilibrium Equations; 1.4 Dynamic Theory for Nematics; 1.4.1 Balance Laws; 1.4.2 A Rate of Work Hypothesis; 1.4.3 The Viscous Stress; 1.4.4 Equations of Motion; 1.5 References; 2 Molecular Theories of Liquid Crystals; 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Microscopic Definition of the Order Parameters for Nematic and Smectic Phases2.2.1 Uniaxial Nematic Phase; 2.2.2 Biaxial Nematic Phase; 2.2.3 Smectic A and C Phases; 2.3 Anisotropic Intermolecular Interactions in Liquid Crystals; 2.3.1 Hard-core Repulsion; 2.3.2 Electrostatic and Dispersion Interactions; 2.3.3 Model Potentials; 2.4 Molecular Theory of the Nematic Phase; 2.4.1 Mean-field Approximation and the Maier-Saupe Theory; 2.4.2 Short-range Orientational Correlations; 2.4.3 Excluded Volume Effects and the Onsager Theory; 2.4.4 Packing Effects in Thermotropic Nematics 2.4.5 The Role of Molecular Biaxiality2.4.6 Density Functional Approach to the Statistical Theory of Liquid Crystals; 2.5 Molecular Models for Simple Smectic Phases; 2.5.1 Mean-field Theory of the Nematic-Smectic A Transition; 2.5.2 Phase Diagram of a Hard-rod Fluid; 2.5.3 The Role of Intermolecular Attraction; 2.5.4 Smectic A-Smectic C Transition; 2.6 Conclusions; 2.7 References; 3 Molecular Modelling; 3.1 Techniques of Molecular Modelling; 3.1.1 Molecular Mechanics; 3.1.2 Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Simulation; 3.1.3 Quantum Mechanical Techniques 3.2 Applications of Molecular Modelling |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996199397203316 |
Weinheim ; ; New York, : Wiley-VCH, c1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Physical properties of liquid crystals [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] D. Demus ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim ; ; New York, : Wiley-VCH, c1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (526 p.) |
Disciplina |
530.4/29
530.429 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DemusDietrich |
Soggetto topico |
Liquid crystals
Polymer liquid crystals |
ISBN |
1-282-28241-7
9786612282416 3-527-61394-3 3-527-61395-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals; Contents; Chapter I: Introduction and Historical Development; 1 Introduction; 2 The Early Years up to About 1925; 3 The Second Phase from 1925 to 1959; 4 The Third Phase from 1960 to the Present Time; 4.1 Lyotropic Liquid Crystals; 4.2 Theory; 4.3 Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals (PDLCs) and Anchoring; 4.4 Materials and New Phases; 5 Conclusions; 6 References; Chapter II: Guide to the Nomenclature and Classification of Liquid Crystals; 1 Introduction; 2 General Definitions; 3 Structural Features; 4 Polymeric Liquid Crystals
5 Notation of Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Properties5 .1 Description of the Solid State; 5.1.1 Description of Soft Crystals; 5.2 Description of the Liquid Crystalline Phases; 5.2.1 Nematic and Chiral Nematic Phases; 5.2.2 Smectic Liquid Crystals; 5.2.3 Chiral Smectic Liquid Crystals; 5.2.4 Columnar Phases; 5.2.5 Plastic Crystals; 5.2.6 Condis Crystals; 5.2.7 Cubic; 5.2.8 Re-entrants; 5.3 Description of the Clearing Parameters; 6 Stereochemistry; 7 References; Chapter III: Theory of the Liquid Crystalline State; 1 Continuum Theory for Liquid Crystals; 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Equilibrium Theory for Nematics1.2.1 The Frank-Oseen Energy; 1.2.2 A Virtual Work Formulation; 1.2.3 Body Forces and Moments; 1.2.4 The Equilibrium Equations; 1.2.5 Boundary Conditions; 1.2.6 Proposed Extensions; 1.3 Equilibrium Theory for Smectic Liquid Crystals; 1.3.1 An Energy Function for SmC Liquid Crystals; 1.3.2 Equilibrium Equations; 1.4 Dynamic Theory for Nematics; 1.4.1 Balance Laws; 1.4.2 A Rate of Work Hypothesis; 1.4.3 The Viscous Stress; 1.4.4 Equations of Motion; 1.5 References; 2 Molecular Theories of Liquid Crystals; 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Microscopic Definition of the Order Parameters for Nematic and Smectic Phases2.2.1 Uniaxial Nematic Phase; 2.2.2 Biaxial Nematic Phase; 2.2.3 Smectic A and C Phases; 2.3 Anisotropic Intermolecular Interactions in Liquid Crystals; 2.3.1 Hard-core Repulsion; 2.3.2 Electrostatic and Dispersion Interactions; 2.3.3 Model Potentials; 2.4 Molecular Theory of the Nematic Phase; 2.4.1 Mean-field Approximation and the Maier-Saupe Theory; 2.4.2 Short-range Orientational Correlations; 2.4.3 Excluded Volume Effects and the Onsager Theory; 2.4.4 Packing Effects in Thermotropic Nematics 2.4.5 The Role of Molecular Biaxiality2.4.6 Density Functional Approach to the Statistical Theory of Liquid Crystals; 2.5 Molecular Models for Simple Smectic Phases; 2.5.1 Mean-field Theory of the Nematic-Smectic A Transition; 2.5.2 Phase Diagram of a Hard-rod Fluid; 2.5.3 The Role of Intermolecular Attraction; 2.5.4 Smectic A-Smectic C Transition; 2.6 Conclusions; 2.7 References; 3 Molecular Modelling; 3.1 Techniques of Molecular Modelling; 3.1.1 Molecular Mechanics; 3.1.2 Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Simulation; 3.1.3 Quantum Mechanical Techniques 3.2 Applications of Molecular Modelling |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830628103321 |
Weinheim ; ; New York, : Wiley-VCH, c1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Physical properties of liquid crystals [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] D. Demus ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim ; ; New York, : Wiley-VCH, c1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (526 p.) |
Disciplina |
530.4/29
530.429 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DemusDietrich |
Soggetto topico |
Liquid crystals
Polymer liquid crystals |
ISBN |
1-282-28241-7
9786612282416 3-527-61394-3 3-527-61395-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals; Contents; Chapter I: Introduction and Historical Development; 1 Introduction; 2 The Early Years up to About 1925; 3 The Second Phase from 1925 to 1959; 4 The Third Phase from 1960 to the Present Time; 4.1 Lyotropic Liquid Crystals; 4.2 Theory; 4.3 Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals (PDLCs) and Anchoring; 4.4 Materials and New Phases; 5 Conclusions; 6 References; Chapter II: Guide to the Nomenclature and Classification of Liquid Crystals; 1 Introduction; 2 General Definitions; 3 Structural Features; 4 Polymeric Liquid Crystals
5 Notation of Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Properties5 .1 Description of the Solid State; 5.1.1 Description of Soft Crystals; 5.2 Description of the Liquid Crystalline Phases; 5.2.1 Nematic and Chiral Nematic Phases; 5.2.2 Smectic Liquid Crystals; 5.2.3 Chiral Smectic Liquid Crystals; 5.2.4 Columnar Phases; 5.2.5 Plastic Crystals; 5.2.6 Condis Crystals; 5.2.7 Cubic; 5.2.8 Re-entrants; 5.3 Description of the Clearing Parameters; 6 Stereochemistry; 7 References; Chapter III: Theory of the Liquid Crystalline State; 1 Continuum Theory for Liquid Crystals; 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Equilibrium Theory for Nematics1.2.1 The Frank-Oseen Energy; 1.2.2 A Virtual Work Formulation; 1.2.3 Body Forces and Moments; 1.2.4 The Equilibrium Equations; 1.2.5 Boundary Conditions; 1.2.6 Proposed Extensions; 1.3 Equilibrium Theory for Smectic Liquid Crystals; 1.3.1 An Energy Function for SmC Liquid Crystals; 1.3.2 Equilibrium Equations; 1.4 Dynamic Theory for Nematics; 1.4.1 Balance Laws; 1.4.2 A Rate of Work Hypothesis; 1.4.3 The Viscous Stress; 1.4.4 Equations of Motion; 1.5 References; 2 Molecular Theories of Liquid Crystals; 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Microscopic Definition of the Order Parameters for Nematic and Smectic Phases2.2.1 Uniaxial Nematic Phase; 2.2.2 Biaxial Nematic Phase; 2.2.3 Smectic A and C Phases; 2.3 Anisotropic Intermolecular Interactions in Liquid Crystals; 2.3.1 Hard-core Repulsion; 2.3.2 Electrostatic and Dispersion Interactions; 2.3.3 Model Potentials; 2.4 Molecular Theory of the Nematic Phase; 2.4.1 Mean-field Approximation and the Maier-Saupe Theory; 2.4.2 Short-range Orientational Correlations; 2.4.3 Excluded Volume Effects and the Onsager Theory; 2.4.4 Packing Effects in Thermotropic Nematics 2.4.5 The Role of Molecular Biaxiality2.4.6 Density Functional Approach to the Statistical Theory of Liquid Crystals; 2.5 Molecular Models for Simple Smectic Phases; 2.5.1 Mean-field Theory of the Nematic-Smectic A Transition; 2.5.2 Phase Diagram of a Hard-rod Fluid; 2.5.3 The Role of Intermolecular Attraction; 2.5.4 Smectic A-Smectic C Transition; 2.6 Conclusions; 2.7 References; 3 Molecular Modelling; 3.1 Techniques of Molecular Modelling; 3.1.1 Molecular Mechanics; 3.1.2 Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Simulation; 3.1.3 Quantum Mechanical Techniques 3.2 Applications of Molecular Modelling |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910841013703321 |
Weinheim ; ; New York, : Wiley-VCH, c1999 | ||
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