The Physics of Liquid Crystals
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The Physics of Liquid Crystals is a seminal scientific monograph by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes that systematically develops the theoretical foundations and phenomenology of liquid crystal phases and their transitions.
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| The Physics of Liquid Crystals canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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physics book ⓘ scientific monograph ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nobel laureate Pierre-Gilles de Gennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Pierre-Gilles de Gennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributor | Pierre-Gilles de Gennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
seminal monograph on liquid crystal physics
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systematic development of theoretical foundations of liquid crystals ⓘ |
| field |
condensed matter physics
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liquid crystal physics ⓘ soft matter physics ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
modern liquid crystal theory
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research on phase transitions in anisotropic fluids ⓘ theoretical soft condensed matter physics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| topic |
Frank free energy
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Goldstone modes in liquid crystals ⓘ Landau–de Gennes theory NERFINISHED ⓘ cholesteric phase ⓘ continuum theory of liquid crystals ⓘ critical phenomena ⓘ defect lines ⓘ director field ⓘ disclinations ⓘ dislocations in smectics ⓘ elastic constants ⓘ elastic theory of liquid crystals ⓘ fluctuation-induced first-order transitions ⓘ fluctuations in liquid crystals ⓘ hydrodynamics of liquid crystals ⓘ isotropic–nematic transition ⓘ liquid crystal phases ⓘ liquid crystals ⓘ nematic phase ⓘ nematic–smectic transition ⓘ order parameter ⓘ order-disorder transitions ⓘ phase transitions ⓘ smectic phase ⓘ symmetry breaking ⓘ topological defects ⓘ |
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graduate education in condensed matter physics
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research on liquid crystal materials ⓘ |
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