Introduction To Liquid Crystals: Chemistry And Physics (liquid Crystals Book Series)
by Peter J. Collings /
1997 / English / PDF
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This text relies on only introductory level physics and chemistry
as the foundation for understanding liquid crystal science. Liquid
crystals combine the material properties of solids with the flow
properties of fluids. As such they have provided the foundation for
a revolution in low- power, flat-panel display technology LCDs. In
this book, the essential elements of liquid crystal science are
introduced and explained from the perspectives of both the chemist
and the physicist.; The text begins with an historical account of
the discovery of liquid crystals and continues with a description
of how different phases are generated and how different molecular
architectures affect liquid crystalline properties. The rest of the
book is concerned with understanding and explaining the properties
of the various types of liquid crystals, and in the final part of
the book, the technology of LCDs is discussed and illustrated.
This text relies on only introductory level physics and chemistry
as the foundation for understanding liquid crystal science. Liquid
crystals combine the material properties of solids with the flow
properties of fluids. As such they have provided the foundation for
a revolution in low- power, flat-panel display technology LCDs. In
this book, the essential elements of liquid crystal science are
introduced and explained from the perspectives of both the chemist
and the physicist.; The text begins with an historical account of
the discovery of liquid crystals and continues with a description
of how different phases are generated and how different molecular
architectures affect liquid crystalline properties. The rest of the
book is concerned with understanding and explaining the properties
of the various types of liquid crystals, and in the final part of
the book, the technology of LCDs is discussed and illustrated.
