soft matter physics
E31543
Soft matter physics is the branch of physics that studies materials such as polymers, colloids, gels, liquid crystals, and biological matter, focusing on their complex structural, dynamical, and rheological properties.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| soft matter physics canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
branch of physics
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research field ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
biophysics
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chemical engineering ⓘ food science ⓘ materials engineering ⓘ nanotechnology ⓘ pharmaceutical science ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
large thermal fluctuations
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mesoscopic length scales ⓘ strong response to weak external fields ⓘ |
| emergedFrom |
colloid science
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polymer physics ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | soft matter ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
dynamical properties of materials
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rheological properties of materials ⓘ structural properties of materials ⓘ |
| investigates |
colloidal stability
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elasticity of soft materials ⓘ glass transition ⓘ interfacial phenomena ⓘ non-Newtonian rheology ⓘ pattern formation ⓘ self-assembly ⓘ yielding and flow ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
condensed matter physics
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materials science ⓘ physical chemistry ⓘ statistical mechanics ⓘ |
| studies |
amphiphiles
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biological matter ⓘ colloids ⓘ emulsions ⓘ foams ⓘ gels ⓘ gels and sols ⓘ glasses ⓘ granular materials ⓘ liquid crystals ⓘ polymers ⓘ viscoelastic materials ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
Brownian motion
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continuum mechanics ⓘ critical phenomena ⓘ entropy ⓘ free energy ⓘ hydrodynamics ⓘ nonlinear dynamics ⓘ phase transitions ⓘ |
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