Theory of simple liquids : with applications to soft matter /

Comprehensive coverage of topics in the theory of classical liquids Widely regarded as the standard text in its field, Theory of Simple Liquids gives an advanced but self-contained account of liquid state theory within the unifying framework provided by classical statistical mechanics. The structure...

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Main Authors: Hansen, Jean-Pierre, 1942-
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: McDonald, Ian R. (Ian Ranald)
Published: Academic Press,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam ; Boston :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Fourth edition.
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123870322
Summary: Comprehensive coverage of topics in the theory of classical liquids Widely regarded as the standard text in its field, Theory of Simple Liquids gives an advanced but self-contained account of liquid state theory within the unifying framework provided by classical statistical mechanics. The structure of this revised and updated Fourth Edition is similar to that of the previous one but there are significant shifts in emphasis and much new material has been added. Major changes and Key Features in content include: Expansion of existing sections on simulation methods, liquid-vapour coexistence, the hierarchical reference theory of criticality, and the dynamics of super-cooled liquids. New sections on binary fluid mixtures, surface tension, wetting, the asymptotic decay of pair correlations, fluids in porous media, the thermodynamics of glasses, and fluid flow at solid surfaces. An entirely new chapter on applications to 'soft matter' of a combination of liquid state theory and coarse graining strategies, with sections on polymer solutions and polymer melts, colloidal dispersions, colloid-polymer mixtures, lyotropic liquid crystals, colloidal dynamics, and on clustering and gelation. Expansion of existing sections on simulation methods, liquid-vapour coexistence, the hierarchian reference of criticality, and the dynamics of super-cooled liquids. New sections on binary fluid mixtures, surface tension, wetting, the asymptotic decay of pair correlations, fluids in porous media, the thermodynamics of glasses, and fluid flow at solid surfaces. An entirely new chapter on applications to 'soft matter' of a combination of liquid state theory and coarse graining strategies, with sections on polymer solutions and polymer melts, colloidal dispersions, colloid-polymer mixtures, lyotropic liquid crystals, colloidal dynamics, and on clustering and gelation.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xv, 619 pages)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780123870339
012387033X
1299789803
9781299789807
Index Number: QC145
CLC: O552.4
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Statistical mechanics -- 3. Static properties of liquids : thermodynamics and structure -- 4. Distribution function theories -- 5. Perturbation theory -- 6. Inhomogeneous fluids -- 7. Time-dependent correlation and response functions -- 8. Hydrodynamics and transport coefficients -- 9. Theories of time correlation functions -- 10. Ionic liquids -- 11. Molecular liquids -- 12. Applications to soft matter.