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041			_aeng
080			_a539.2 _bSAA
100			_aSaarloos, Wim Van
245			_aSoft Matter _b: Concepts, Phenomena, and Applications
260			_bPrinceton University Press _c2024 _aPrinceton
300			_axxv, 594p. _bcol. ill.
504			_aIncludes Bibliography (535-576) and Index
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, bio active 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"-- "A comprehensive, modern introduction to soft matter physics Soft 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 meta materials, memory formation and learning in matter, bio active 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.An all-in-one textbook for advanced undergraduates and graduate students and an invaluable reference for practitioners Features introductory chapters on fluid mechanics, elasticity, and stochastic phenomena Covers advanced topics such as pattern formation and active matter. Discusses technological applications as well as relevant phenomena in the life sciences .Offers perspectives on emerging research directions Includes more than a hundred step-by-step problems suitable for active learning and flipped-classroom settings Accompanied by a website with additional material such as movies of experimental systems Solutions manual
650			_aBiophysics
650			_aSoft condensed Matter
690			_aPhysics
700			_aVitelli, Vincenzo
700			_aZeravcic, Zorana
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