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Overview
This important book provides an introduction to the liquid state. A qualitative description of liquid properties is first given, followed by detailed chapters on thermodynamics, liquid structure in relation to interaction forces and transport properties such as diffusion and viscosity. Treatment of complex fluids such as anisotropic liquid crystals and polymers, and of technically important topics such as non-Newtonian and turbulent flows, is included. Surface properties and characteristics of the liquid-vapour critical point are also discussed. While the book focuses on classical liquids, the final chapter deals with quantal fluids.Synopsis
March (Oxford U., UK) and Tosi (Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy) offer a more general treatment of this subject than in their earlier books, reflecting current trends applicable to diverse disciplines and the computer capability now available to calculate liquid state properties. Directed to advanced undergraduate/ graduate-level students and scientists, they describe such phase, surface, and thermodynamic properties of liquids as Brownian motion, viscosity, turbulence, heat transport, and supercooling. The final chapter covers quantum fluids. There are 542 references. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR