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100 _aSaarloos, Wim van
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100 _aVitelli, Vincenzo
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100 _aZeravcic, Zorana
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245 _aSoft matter: concepts, phenomena, and applications
260 _bPrinceton University Press --
_c2024
_aUnited Kingdom --
300 _axxv, 594p.
520 _aSoft matter science is an interdisciplinary field at the interface of physics, biology, chemistry, engineering, and materials science. It encompasses colloids, polymers, and liquid crystals as well as rapidly emerging topics such as metamaterials, memory formation and learning in matter, bioactive systems, and artificial life. This textbook introduces key phenomena and concepts in soft matter from a modern perspective, marrying established knowledge with the latest developments and applications. The presentation integrates statistical mechanics, dynamical systems, and hydrodynamic approaches, emphasizing conservation laws and broken symmetries as guiding principles while paying attention to computational and machine learning advances. The book features introductory chapters on fluid mechanics, elasticity, and stochastic phenomena and also covers advanced topics such as pattern formation and active matter. it discusses technological applications as well as relevant phenomena in the life sciences and offers perspectives on emerging research directions.
650 _aSoft condensed matter
_910874
942 _cBK