Mesoscopic Physics of Complex MaterialsThis book is intended to provide a cross-disciplinary study of the physical prop erties of complex fluids, solids, and interfaces as a function of their mesoscopic structures. Because of the disorder and dissipate nature of these structures, em phasis is placed on nonequilibrium phenomena. These phenomena are the active research areas of soft condensed matter, and it is impossible to cover them all in one book. Therefore, we have limited the scope by selecting a variety of important current systems that (l) present high values to both science and technology on the basis of my own preference and expertise and (2) have not been put together coherently in the form of a book. We then show the underlying connections and parallels between topics as diverse as critical phenomena in colloidal dynamics, glass state relaxation and deformation, reinforced polymer composites, molecular level mixing in nanocomposites, and microscopic interactions of rough surfaces and interfaces. At the same time, each chapter is designed to be directly accessible to readers, and the need for going through the previous chapters has been kept to the minimum. It is a reasonably short book that is not designed to review all of the recent work that spans many disciplines. Instead, we attempt to establish a general framework for the fundamental understanding and the practical development of new materials that cannot be designed by the trial-and-error methods. |
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amorphous amorphous solid annealing behavior Brownian motion Brownian particle calculated coefficient complex composite compression constant contact line correlation function critical surface tension crosslinked curves deformation density dependence determined diffusion dissipation distribution function dynamic elastic energy entropy epoxy equilibrium exp(iwt experimental data filler fluctuations fluid fractal free volume given by Eq glass transition temperature hole interactions interface Langevin equation lattice linear liquid macroscopic microstructure molecular Newtonian fluid nonequilibrium nonlinear obtain parameters Phys physical aging polymer polystyrene properties PVAC random force ratio right-hand side rough surfaces roughness exponent Section shear flow shear rate shift factor shown in Figure side of Eq small molecules solid statistical mechanics strain rate strain tensor stress tensor structural relaxation Substituting Eq T. S. Chow tensile theory thermal expansion velocity viscoelastic volume fraction wetting yield stress Young's modulus Δα