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P.G. de Gennes' Impact on Science - Volume II: Soft Matter and Biophysics

P.G. de Gennes' Impact on Science - Volume II: Soft Matter and Biophysics

Prost, Jacques
Bok, Julien
Brochard-Wyart, Francoise

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Series: Directions in Condensed Matter Physics, Book 19

Technology & EngineeringSports GeneralPhysics

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ISBN10: 9814291048
ISBN13: 9789814291040
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: Sep 27 2009
Pages: 180
Language: English
This publication, in two volumes, is devoted to the scientific impact of the work of Nobel Laureate, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. It covers the important fields for which de Gennes was renowned: solid state (magnetism and superconductivity), macroscopic random media and percolation, supersolids, liquid crystals, polymers, adhesion and friction, and biophysics.The book brings together internationally renowned experts to contribute their perspectives on the significance of de Gennes' works. They have each selected a definitive paper, which gives the state of the field at the time the paper was published, highlights the paper's importance and provides an analysis of the development of the field right up to the modern day. The insightful perspectives of these scientists make the book both unique and intriguing.This is the second volume devoted to soft matter and biophysics.

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