Complex Plasmas and Colloidal Dispersions: Particle-resolved Studies of Classical Liquids and Solids: 5 - Rilegato

Ivlev, Alexei; Morfill, Gregor; Hartmut, Lowen; Royall, C. Patrick

 
9789814350068: Complex Plasmas and Colloidal Dispersions: Particle-resolved Studies of Classical Liquids and Solids: 5
Rilegato
ISBN 10: 9814350060 ISBN 13: 9789814350068
Casa editrice: World Scientific Pub Co Inc, 2012

Sinossi

Complex plasmas and colloidal dispersions represent different states of soft matter. They are complementary in many ways, with the most important being that complex plasmas are virtually undamped at the particle timescales, whereas colloidal dispersions are overdamped and therefore can be brought into equilibrium in a very controlled manner. Otherwise, both fields have similar advantages: fully resolved 3D particle trajectories can easily be visualized, the pair interactions are tunable, and particles can be manipulated individually or collectively. These unique properties allow us to investigate generic processes occurring in liquids or solids at the most fundamental individual particle level. The principal research topics to be addressed in the book include: (1) particle dynamics in liquids, with the emphasis on mesoscopic processes in the supercooled (glassy) state, e.g. dynamical heterogeneity, (2) phase transitions in solids, with particular attention to the evolutionary paths of crystal structure development and defect dynamics, (3) non-equilibrium phase transitions, with the focus on lane formation in driven binary systems and the dynamics at atomistic timescales, (4) phase separation in binary fluids, with the emphasis on the role of pair interactions in the demixing kinetics, (5) hydrodynamics at the discreteness limit, especially the onset and development of hydrodynamic instabilities at the particle scale, and many others.

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Recensione

It could provide topics for an interesting graduate course. Because of the extensive list of references, this book will certainly find a place on the shelves of experienced researchers as an up-to-date snapshot of a fast developing area. --Physics Today

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Editore
World Scientific Pub Co Inc
Data di pubblicazione
2012
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
9814350060
ISBN 13 
9789814350068
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
320
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