Soft Matter Physics: An Introduction (Hardcover, 2003)

Condensed Matter: General Characters, The Chemical Bond, Particle Interactions.- Atomic and Molecular Arrangements.- The Order Parameter: Amplitude and Phase.- Phase Transitions.- Elasticity of Mesomorphic Phases.- Dynamics of Isotropic and Anisotropic Fluids.- Fractals and Growth Phenomena.- Dislocations in Solids.- Plastic Relaxation.- Dislocations in Smectic and Columnar Phases.- Curvature Defects in Smectics and Columnar Phases.- Disclinations and Topological Point Defects. Fluid Relaxation.- Topological Theory of Defects.- Surface Phenomena.- Stability of Colloidal Systems.- Polymers: Structural Properties.