By Peter G. Wolynes, Vassiliy Lubchenko
With contributions from 24 worldwide specialists in assorted fields, and edited by means of world-recognized leaders in actual chemistry, chemical physics and biophysics, Structural Glasses and Supercooled beverages: idea, scan, and Applications offers a contemporary, entire survey of glassy phenomena in lots of platforms in keeping with firmly verified features of the underlying molecular motions as deduced by way of first precept theoretical calculations, or with direct/single-molecule experimental thoughts. A well-rounded view of various disordered platforms the place cooperative phenomena, that are epitomized by way of supercooled beverages, happen is provided. those structures comprise structural glasses and supercooled drinks, polymers, complicated drinks, protein conformational dynamics, and strongly interacting electron platforms with quenched/self-generated sickness.
Detailed calculations and reasoned arguments heavily corresponding with experimental facts are integrated, making the ebook obtainable to an informed non-expert reader.
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