Dynamical heterogeneities in glasses, colloids, and granular media / [electronic resource]
by Berthier, Ludovic.
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BookSeries: International series of monographs on physics: 150.Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 450 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780191729799 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Glass | Colloids | Granular materialsOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Most everyday solid materials, from plastics to cosmetic gels exist in a non-crystalline, amorphous form: they are glasses. Yet we are still seeking an explanation as to what glasses really are and to why they form. Here, leading experts present broad perspectives on one of the deepest mysteries of condensed matter physics.
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Most everyday solid materials, from plastics to cosmetic gels exist in a non-crystalline, amorphous form: they are glasses. Yet we are still seeking an explanation as to what glasses really are and to why they form. Here, leading experts present broad perspectives on one of the deepest mysteries of condensed matter physics.
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