P.G. de Gennes' Impact on Science (in 2 Volumes)

This publication, in two volumes, is devoted to the scientific impact of the work of Nobel Laureate, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. It covers the important fields for which de Gennes was renowned: solid state (magnetism and superconductivity), macroscopic random media and percolation, supersolids, liquid crystals, polymers, adhesion and friction, and biophysics.The book brings together internationally renowned experts to contribute their perspectives on the significance of de Gennes' works. They have each selected a definitive paper, which gives the state of the field at the time the paper was published, highlights the paper's importance and provides an analysis of the development of the field right up to the modern day. The insightful perspectives of these scientists make the book both unique and intriguing.

List of contents

Preface (J Prost); Polymers, n=0 (T Witten); Dynamics of Entangled Polymers: the Three Key Ideas (M Rubinstein); Polyelectrolytes: The de Gennes Legacy (P Pincus & O Saleh); Polymers in Confined Geometries (K Guevorkian & F Brochard-Wyart); Adhesion and Friction (H Brown); An Approach to Cell Adhesion Inspired from Polymer Physics (P Nassoy); Spreading Made a Splash (L Bocquet).

Product details

• Authors: Pierre-Gilles De Gennes
• Assisted by: Julien Bok (Editor), Francoise Brochard-Wyart (Editor), Jacques Prost (Editor)
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.07.2009
• EAN: 9789814280655
• ISBN: 978-981-4280-65-5
• No. of pages: 380
• Dimensions: 188 mm x 261 mm x 34 mm
• Weight: 1328 g
• Series: Series on Directions in Condensed Matter Physics; Series on Directions in Conden; Series on Directions in Condensed Matter Physics; Directions in Condensed Matter
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Mechanics, acoustics