Soft and fragile matter : nonequilibrium dynamics, metastability, and flow : proceedings of the Fifty Third Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics, St. Andrews, July 1999 : a NATO advanced study institute

Completely updated, the seventh edition provides engineers with an in-depth look at the key concepts in the field. It incorporates new discussions on emerging areas of heat transfer, discussing technologies that are related to nanotechnology, biomedical engineering and alternative energy. The example problems are also updated to better show how to apply the material. And as engineers follow the rigorous and systematic problem-solving methodology, they’ll gain an appreciation for the richness and beauty of the discipline A day in the life of a hard-sphere suspension / Wilson C. K. Poon -- Light scattering and rheology of complex fluids far from equilibrium / David J. Pine -- Polymer physics: from basic concepts to modern developments / Alexei Khokhlov -- Rheology of linear and branched polymers / Tom McLeish -- Introduction to colloidal systems / Daan Frenkel -- Computer simulations in soft matter science / Kurt Kremer -- Equilibrium and flow properties of surfactants in solution / Didier Roux -- Phase transitions in nonequilibrium systems / David Mukamel -- Coarsening dynamics of nonequilibrium phase transitions / Alan J. Bray -- Supercooled liquids and glasses / Walter Kob -- Aging in glassy systems: experiments, models, and open questions / J.-P Bouchaud