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"The book provides an admirable overview of Nelson's achievements and of their relation to other works." Physics Today
"This book exposes the common grounds of several apparently disconnected problems of actual relevance in condensed matter theory. This is an ambitious goal that the book accomplishes quite successfully.... The book by Dr. Nelson will be welcomed by the scientific community, and it is certainly a necessary item in the library of any condensed matter physicist working on this and related areas." Journal of Statistical Physics
"...his excellent surveys in the proceedings of summer schools, workshops, and conferences from 1983 to 1996. Defects and Geometry in Condensed Matter Physics is primarily a compilation (of Nelson's surveys)....It is valuable to have all these contributions collected in one volume." Physics Today
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Defects and geometrical patterns embedded in orderly arrays of atoms and molecules explain important everyday phenomena such as why soap is slippery, why steel is strong, and how a liquid crystal display device works. An understanding of how to pin vortex defects in superconductors is essential for applications such as magnetic levitation and improved magnetic resonance imaging devised for medical diagnosis. This book discusses the crucial role played by defects and geometry in disrupting order in solids, superconductors, superfluids, liquid crystals and polymers.
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"The book provides an admirable overview of Nelson's achievements and of their relation to other works." Physics Today
"This book exposes the common grounds of several apparently disconnected problems of actual relevance in condensed matter theory. This is an ambitious goal that the book accomplishes quite successfully.... The book by Dr. Nelson will be welcomed by the scientific community, and it is certainly a necessary item in the library of any condensed matter physicist working on this and related areas." Journal of Statistical Physics
"...his excellent surveys in the proceedings of summer schools, workshops, and conferences from 1983 to 1996. Defects and Geometry in Condensed Matter Physics is primarily a compilation (of Nelson's surveys)....It is valuable to have all these contributions collected in one volume." Physics Today
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Defects and geometrical patterns embedded in orderly arrays of atoms and molecules explain important everyday phenomena such as why soap is slippery, why steel is strong, and how a liquid crystal display device works. An understanding of how to pin vortex defects in superconductors is essential for applications such as magnetic levitation and improved magnetic resonance imaging devised for medical diagnosis. This book discusses the crucial role played by defects and geometry in disrupting order in solids, superconductors, superfluids, liquid crystals and polymers.
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The idea of a book on defects and geometry in condensed matter physics slowly nucleated as I prepared contributions to various reviews schools and work shops during the period 1982 to 1996. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
columnar pins, hexatic membranes, statistical honeycomb model, amphiphillic molecules, unbound dislocations, crumpled membranes, translational correlation length, crumpled phase, boson analogy, hexatic phase, polymer nematics, negative disclinations, perfect tetrahedra, helium films, neutral superfluids, nematic field, polymerized membranes, hexatic order, icosahedral order, periodic substrate, continuum elastic theory, superfluid density, directed polymers, irreversibility line, universal jump Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Rev Lett, Phys Rev, Strongly Fluctuating Condensed Matter Systems, Monte Carlo, Phi's Rer, Academic Press, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Phi's Rev, Statistical Physics, Phis Rev, Physique Coll, Plenum Press, Revv Lett, Solid State Physics, Fundamental Problems, Harvard University, Phys Rer, Physique Lett, The Physics of Amorphous Solids, World Scientific New!
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The idea of a book on defects and geometry in condensed matter physics slowly nucleated as I prepared contributions to various reviews schools and work shops during the period 1982 to 1996. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
columnar pins, hexatic membranes, statistical honeycomb model, amphiphillic molecules, unbound dislocations, crumpled membranes, translational correlation length, crumpled phase, boson analogy, hexatic phase, polymer nematics, negative disclinations, perfect tetrahedra, helium films, neutral superfluids, nematic field, polymerized membranes, hexatic order, icosahedral order, periodic substrate, continuum elastic theory, superfluid density, directed polymers, irreversibility line, universal jump Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Rev Lett, Phys Rev, Strongly Fluctuating Condensed Matter Systems, Monte Carlo, Phi's Rer, Academic Press, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Phi's Rev, Statistical Physics, Phis Rev, Physique Coll, Plenum Press, Revv Lett, Solid State Physics, Fundamental Problems, Harvard University, Phys Rer, Physique Lett, The Physics of Amorphous Solids, World Scientific New!
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- Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena, Volume 20 by Cyril Domb on 12 pages
- Introduction to Superconductivity: Second Edition (Dover Books on Physics) (Vol i) by Michael Tinkham on 5 pages
- Dislocations in Solids : Volume 11 by F. R. N. Nabarro on 4 pages
- Solid State Physics: Advances in Research and Applications, Vol. 32 by Henry Ehrenreich on page 242, page 244, and page 270
- Solid State Physics by Neil W. Ashcroft on page 242, page 270, and page 364
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