Pressestimmen
"Beide Bände bilden einen guten Auftakt für die umfassenden Darstellung eines schnell wachsenden Forschungsgebiets, und man wünschte sich eine Fortsetzung mit weiteren Themen, z.B. dem Glasübergang in kolloidalen Suspensionen. Die vorliegenden Bände gehören ohne Frage auf den Schreibtisch von Experimentatoren, die an diesen Systemen arbeiten, und sie sind ohne Zweifel auch nützlich bei einführenden Vorlesungen zum Thema." Angewandte Chemie
"Considered as a whole, these two volumes form a good beginning to a comprehensive treatment of this fast-growing field of research. One certainly hopes that the series will be extended to cover some other, equally important, aspects, such as the glass transition in colloidal suspensions. These volumes definitely belong on the desk of every experimentalist working in this field, and they will undoubtedly also be useful for introductory courses on this subject."
Angewandte Chemie
"...a unique series, holding great promise, strongly emphasizing the current state of the art in this field, as well as looking towards the future, and by doing so, inspiring new generations of scientists. Overall, this is an excellent and most useful initiative, which can be highly recommended to the research community and to advanced graduate students primarily in physics. However, physical and colloidal chemists and materials scientists will also benefit from this work."
Advanced Materials
Kurzbeschreibung
Soft Matter encompasses a wide range of systems of varying components,including synthetic and biological polymers, colloids, and amphiphiles. The distinguishing features of these systems is their characteristic size, which is much larger than that of their atomic counterparts, and their characteristic energy, which is much smaller. Because of their ability to assemble themselves into complex structures, they form the major components of biological systems and technological applications.
"Soft matter" is a unique series of books that strongly stresses the interdisciplinary character of this thriving field of research. The first volume offers a detailed description of the physical aspects of polymers, such as polymer dynamics in melts, and complex structure and
phase behavior of mixtures of homopolymers with block copolymers.
With contributions from highly acclaimed experts, it differs from the very specialized or proceedings-type books currently available.
Aimed at both graduates and researchers, the book is an introduction to soft matter physics as well as a concise reference for those already working in this field.
