Liquid crystals :

Collings, Peter J., 1947-

Liquid crystals : nature's delicate phase of matter / by Peter J. Collings. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c.1990. - xiii, 222 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217) and index.

Liquid crystals are a phase of matter critical both in many recent scientific developments in biology, chemistry, and physics and in applications such as computer displays, electronic books, and new thermometers. This fully illustrated book builds on basic scientific concepts from biology, chemistry, and physics to explore the full range of the broad and interdisciplinary field of liquid crystal science.

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