Statistical Thermodynamics of Surfaces, Interfaces, and Membranes

Samuel A. Safran

ISBN 10: 0813340799 / ISBN 13: 9780813340791

Published by Westview Press: Advanced Book Program, Boulder, CO, 2003

About this Item

First Edition Thus (2003) , First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: mild rubbing along the front hinge; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the back-strip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Virtually 'As New', and could easily pass for such. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo (8.85 x 6 x 0.6 inches) . Language: English. Weight: 14 ounces. Frontiers in Physics Series. Academic Press Paperback. This is the first book you should read about the subject. An intuitive introduction to the field by one of its masters. The approach adapted allows one to treat the rich diversity of phenomena investigated in the field of soft matter physics (including both colloid/interface science as well as the materials and macromolecular aspects of biological physics) such as interfacial tension, the roughening transition, wetting, interactions between surfaces, membrane elasticity, and self-assembly. This book is aimed at physicists, physical chemists, biological physicists, chemical engineers, and materials scientists who are interested in the statistical mechanics that underlie the macroscopic, thermodynamic properties of surfaces, interfaces, and membranes. The book's advantage is its clearly delineated illustrations of the subject. Then, you may continue to Chaikin & Lubensky for the heavier, more mathematical formalism. There is no substitute text for this lucid and joyous book. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; xviii, 266 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Statistical Thermodynamics of Surfaces, Interfaces, and Membranes
• Publisher: Westview Press: Advanced Book Program, Boulder, CO
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813340799
• ISBN 13: 9780813340791
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition Thus; First Printing.
• Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Understanding the structural and thermodynamic properties of surfaces, interfaces, and membranes is important for both fundamental and practical reasons. Important applications include coatings, dispersants, encapsulating agents, and biological materials. Soft materials, important in the development of new materials and the basis of many biological systems, cannot be designed using trial and error methods due to the multiplicity of components and parameters. While these systems can sometimes be analyzed in terms of microscopic mixtures, it is often conceptually simpler to regard them as dispersions and to focus on the properties of the internal interfaces found in these systems. The basic physics centers on the properties of quasi-two-dimensional systems embedded in the three-dimensional world, thus exhibiting phenomena that do not exist in bulk materials. This approach is the basis behind the theoretical presentation of Statistical Thermodynamics of Surfaces, Interfaces, and Membranes. The approach adapted allows one to treat the rich diversity of phenomena investigated in the field of soft matter physics (including both colloid/interface science as well as the materials and macromolecular aspects of biological physics) such as interfacial tension, the roughening transition, wetting, interactions between surfaces, membrane elasticity, and self-assembly. Presented as a set of lecture notes, this book is aimed at physicists, physical chemists, biological physicists, chemical engineers, and materials scientists who are interested in the statistical mechanics that underlie the macroscopic, thermodynamic properties of surfaces, interfaces, and membranes. This paperback edition contains all the material published in the original hard-cover edition as well as additional clarifications and explanations.

About the Author

Samuel Safran