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Polymers, Liquid Crystals, and Low-Dimensional Solids

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  • © 1984

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Editors:
  1. Norman March

    1. University of Oxford, England

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  2. Mario Tosi

    1. International Center for Theoretical physics, Trieste, Italy

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Part of the book series: Physics of Solids and Liquids (PSLI)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Polymers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction to Polymeric Structure and Properties

      • A. Keller
      Pages 3-32

    3. Crystallinity and Kinetics of Crystallization

      • A. Keller
      Pages 33-69

    4. The Basic Crystal Unit

      • A. Keller
      Pages 71-116

    5. Other Classes of Crystallization

      • A. Keller
      Pages 117-129

    6. Hierarchical Nature of Macromolecular Structure

      • A. Keller
      Pages 131-142

    7. Influence of Processing on Polymeric Materials

      • G. Marrucci
      Pages 143-174

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 175-177
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  4. Liquid Crystals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. Structural Classification of Thermotropic Liquid Crystals

      • S. Chandrasekhar
      Pages 181-187

    3. Nematic Liquid Crystals

      • S. Chandrasekhar
      Pages 189-211

    4. Cholesteric Liquid Crystals

      • S. Chandrasekhar
      Pages 213-220

    5. Smectic Liquid Crystals

      • S. Chandrasekhar
      Pages 221-237

    6. Optical Applications of Liquid Crystals

      • G. Durand
      Pages 239-285

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 287-288
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  6. Low-Dimensional Solids

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 289-289
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    2. Chemical Bonding

      • N. H. March
      Pages 291-334

    3. Phase Transitions and Dimensionality

      • R. B. Stinchcombe
      Pages 335-400

    4. Many-Electron Effects

      • S. Lundqvist
      Pages 401-448
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This book deals with three related areas having both fundamental and technological interest. In the first part, the objective is to provide a bird's­ eye view on structure in polymeric solids. This is then complemented by a chapter, directly technological in its emphasis, dealing with the influence of processing on polymeric materials. In spite of the technological interest, this leads to some of the current fundamental theory. Part II, concerned with liquid crystals, starts with a discussion of the physics of the various types of material, and concludes with a treatment of optical applications. Again, aspects of the theory are stressed though this part is basically phenomenological in character. In Part III, an account is given first of the use of chemical-bonding arguments in understanding the electronic structure of low-dimensional solids, followed by a comprehensive treatment of the influence of dimen­ sionality on phase transitions. A brief summary of dielectric screening in low-dimensional solids follows. Space-charge layers are then treated, including semiconductor inversion layers. Effects of limited dimensionality on superconductivity are also emphasized. Part IV concludes the volume with two specialized topics: electronic structure of biopolymers, and topological defects and disordered systems. The Editors wish to acknowledge that this book had its origins in the material presented at a course organized by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Oxford, England

    Norman March

  • International Center for Theoretical physics, Trieste, Italy

    Mario Tosi

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