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Liquid Crystal Elastomers (International Series of Monographs on Physics, 120)
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About Liquid Crystal Elastomers
Product Description Liquid crystals are fluids with directionality defined. Polymers are long molecules with a shape that can be changed. As a network, polymers form rubber-a soft solid that is locally liquid-like and capable of huge extension. Liquid crystal elastomers area combination of all these curious aspects, but with additional, revolutionary new phenomena-for example, spontaneous shape changes of several hundred percent induced by temperature change, with equally large opto-mechanical responses, shape change without energy cost (Soft elasticity), color change with strain, lasing and photonics, sensitivity to molecular handedness and soft solid ferroelectricity. This book is a primer for liquid crystals, polymers, rubber and elasticity. It then describes the theory and experiment of these remarkable materials for the first time as a monograph. Worked examples are solved so that the reader can become proficient in the field himself. The book is directed at physicists, chemists, material scientists, engineers and applied mathematicians at the graduate level and beyond. Review Review from previous edition: "The authors are the pioneering theorists in this field... The coverage of relevant material is generally quite exceptional and impressive...very up-to-date with regard to nearly all aspects of research, both theoretical and experimental, on the properties of liquid crystalline elastomers." ―Robert Pelcovits, Brown University "The text is replete with judiciously chosen problems (and solutions) inserted at key points to facilitate the appreciation of subtle points. Liquid Crystal Elastomers is a major contribution to soft materials science, ranking with benchmark texts." ―Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals "... this book is likely to become a classic: read it, learn from it, and let it inspire you." ―Europhysicsnews About the Author Mark Warner is a professor at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, and has been awarded various prizes: IoP Maxwell Medal (1989), IoP Award for Public Awareness of Science (1999) and A.von Humboldt Prize (2000). Eugene Terentjev is a Reader in Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge.
