Soft Matter: A Very Short Introduction

Tom McLeish delves into the growing field of soft matter - the study of materials such as polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, and foams. Looking beneath their appearance to their inner structure, he discusses their shared physical properties, the principle of Brownian Motion that underlies all soft matter, and the applications of these materials.

Stiinta materiei moi este preocupata de materiale moi, cum ar fi polimeri, coloizi, cristale lichide si spume, si a aparut ca un domeniu interdisciplinar bogat in ultimii 30 de ani. Bazandu-se pe fizica, chimie, matematica si inginerie, materia moale leaga ideile stiintifice fundamentale de fenomenele cotidiene.