Introduction to the Theory of Soft Matter: From Ideal Gases to Liquid Crystals
暫譯: 軟物質理論導論：從理想氣體到液晶

Selinger, Jonathan V.

Introduction to the Theory of Soft Matter: From Ideal Gases to Liquid Crystals

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This book presents the theory of soft matter to students at the advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level. It provides a basic introduction to theoretical physics as applied to soft matter, explaining the concepts of symmetry, broken symmetry, and order parameters; phases and phase transitions; mean-field theory; and the mathematics of variational calculus and tensors. It is written in an informal, conversational style, which is accessible to students from a diverse range of backgrounds. The book begins with a simple "toy model" to demonstrate the physical significance of free energy. It then introduces two standard theories of phase transitions-the Ising model for ferromagnetism and van der Waals theory of gases and liquids-and uses them to illustrate principles of statistical mechanics. From those examples, it moves on to discuss order, disorder, and broken symmetry in many states of matter, and to explain the theoretical methods that are used to model the phenomena. It concludes with a chapter on liquid crystals, which brings together all of these physical and mathematical concepts. The book is accompanied online by a set of "interactive figures"-some allow readers to change parameters and see what happens to a graph, some allow readers to rotate a plot or other graphics in 3D, and some do both. These interactive figures help students to develop their intuition for the physical meaning of equations. This book will prepare advanced undergraduate or early graduate students to go into more advanced theoretical studies. It will also equip students going into experimental soft matter science to be fully conversant with the theoretical aspects and have effective collaborations with theorists.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

本書向高年級本科生或初級研究生介紹軟物質的理論。它提供了應用於軟物質的理論物理的基本介紹，解釋了對稱、破缺對稱和序參數的概念；相和相變；均場理論；以及變分微積分和張量的數學。書中採用非正式的對話風格，讓來自不同背景的學生都能輕鬆理解。書的開頭以一個簡單的「玩具模型」來展示自由能的物理意義。接著介紹兩個標準的相變理論——描述鐵磁性的伊辛模型（Ising model）和范德瓦爾斯氣體與液體理論，並利用這些理論來說明統計力學的原則。從這些例子出發，書中討論了多種物質狀態中的有序、無序和破缺對稱，並解釋了用於建模這些現象的理論方法。最後一章則介紹液晶，將所有這些物理和數學概念整合在一起。書中還提供了一組「互動圖形」的在線資源——有些允許讀者改變參數並觀察圖形的變化，有些允許讀者在三維中旋轉圖表或其他圖形，還有些則同時具備這兩種功能。這些互動圖形幫助學生發展對方程物理意義的直覺。本書將為高年級本科生或早期研究生進入更高級的理論研究做好準備，也將使進入實驗軟物質科學的學生能夠充分了解理論方面，並與理論家進行有效的合作。

作者簡介

Jonathan Selinger is Professor of Chemical Physics and Ohio Eminent Scholar at Kent State's Liquid Crystal Institute. His research focuses on the theory of liquid crystals, nanoparticle suspensions, and related topics in soft materials and seeks to make connections between fundamental statistical mechanics and technological applications.

Selinger studied physics at Harvard University, receiving his A.B. in 1983 and Ph.D. in 1989. He then did postdoctoral research in Los Angeles, with positions at the UCLA Department of Physics and Caltech Department of Chemical Engineering. In 1992 he moved to the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC, where he worked as a Research Physicist in the Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering. In 2005 he came to his current position at Kent State. In addition to these research and teaching positions, he has also served as Associate Editor of Physical Review E, responsible for the liquid-crystal section of the journal.

作者簡介(中文翻譯)

喬納森·塞林格（Jonathan Selinger）是肯特州立大學液晶研究所的化學物理學教授及俄亥俄州傑出學者。他的研究專注於液晶的理論、納米粒子懸浮液以及軟材料相關主題，並試圖在基本統計力學與技術應用之間建立聯繫。

塞林格在哈佛大學學習物理，於1983年獲得學士學位（A.B.），並於1989年獲得博士學位（Ph.D.）。隨後，他在洛杉磯進行博士後研究，曾在加州大學洛杉磯分校（UCLA）物理系和加州理工學院（Caltech）化學工程系任職。1992年，他轉至華盛頓特區的海軍研究實驗室，擔任生物/分子科學與工程中心的研究物理學家。2005年，他來到肯特州立大學擔任目前的職位。除了這些研究和教學職位外，他還擔任《物理評論E》（Physical Review E）的副編輯，負責該期刊的液晶部分。

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