{"product_id":"dissipative-ordered-fluids-theories-for-liquid-crystals-9780387878140","title":"Dissipative Ordered Fluids: Theories for Liquid Crystals","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a book on the dissipative dynamics of ordered fluids, \u003cbr\u003ewith a particular focus on liquid crystals. It covers a whole \u003cbr\u003erange of different theories, mainly concerned with nematic liquid \u003cbr\u003ecrystals in both their chiral and nonchiral variants. The authors \u003cbr\u003ebegin by giving a detailed account of the molecular origins of \u003cbr\u003eorientational order in fluids. They then go on to develop a general \u003cbr\u003eframework in which continuum theories for ordered fluids can be phrased. \u003cbr\u003eWithin this unified setting, they cover both well-established classical theories and new ones with aspects that are not yet completely settled. The book treats a wide range of hydrodynamic theories for liquid crystals, from the original 1960s works by Ericksen and Leslie to new, fast-developing ideas of liquid crystal science. The final chapter is devoted to nematoacoustics and its applications. Old experiments on the propagation of ultrasound waves in nematic liquid crystals are interpreted and explained \u003cbr\u003ein the light of a new theory developed within the general theoretical infrastructure proposed in the body of the book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is intended both for graduate students and professional \u003cbr\u003escholars in mathematics, physics, and engineering of advanced \u003cbr\u003ematerials. It delivers a solid framework for liquid crystal \u003cbr\u003ehydrodynamics and shows the unifying concepts at the basis of the \u003cbr\u003eclassical theories. It illustrates how these concepts can also be \u003cbr\u003eapplied to a wide variety of modern topics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndre M. Sonnet is in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (Scotland) and Epifanio G. \u003cbr\u003eVirga is in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Pavia (Italy). They have a long history of working together in liquid crystal science and have contributed, in particular, to the theories of \u003cbr\u003edefects and biaxial nematics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e André M. Sonnet, Epifanio G. Virga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780387878140\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":42806507143283,"sku":"9.78039E+12","price":186.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_8c2e8608-0ad9-400b-b3e3-f78ce8d10b8a.jpg?v=1738235018","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/dissipative-ordered-fluids-theories-for-liquid-crystals-9780387878140","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}