Patrick Oswald: Rheophysics: Volume 2, Gebunden

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Why strike iron while it is hot? How do liquid crystal displays work? Why is rubber so elastic? These are the questions explored by rheophysics, the study of how matter deforms and flows under stress. Volume 2 of this Second Edition focuses on complex fluids, including viscoelastic fluids and solids such as polymer melts, rubber, surfactant solutions, suspensions and emulsions. Each chapter has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the latest advances, including two entirely new sections: one on yield-stress fluids, with muds as a key example, and the other on shear thickening in suspensions, interpreted as a frictional transition. The volume concludes with a chapter on liquid crystals, emphasising defects and thermomechanical effects. Numerous experiments, historical references and industrial applications make this an essential reference for students and researchers in physics, engineering and materials science.