Statistical thermodynamics and differential geometry of microstructured materials

Author(s)

• Davis, H. Ted (Howard Ted)
• Nitsche, Johannes C. C.
• Workshop "Statistical Thermodynamics and Differential Geometry of Microstructured Materials"
• IMA Program on "Phase Transitions and Free Boundaries"

Bibliographic Information

Statistical thermodynamics and differential geometry of microstructured materials

H. Ted Davis, Johannes C.C. Nitsche, editors

（The IMA volumes in mathematics and its applications, v. 51）

Springer-Verlag, c1993

• : us
• : gw

Note

"Lectures presented at the workshop "Statistical Thermodynamics and Differential Geometry of Microstructured Materials" which was held from January 21-25, 1991" -- Pref

"Proceedings of a workshop which was an integral part of the 1990-91 IMA program on "Phase Transitions and Free Boundaries"" -- Foreword

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: us ISBN 9780387940274

Description

Substances possessing heterogeneous microstructure on the nanometer and micron scales are scientifically fascinating and technologically useful. Examples of such substances include liquid crystals, microemulsions, biological matter, polymer mixtures and composites, vycor glasses, and zeolites. In this volume, an interdisciplinary group of researchers report their developments in this field. Topics include statistical mechanical free energy theories which predict the appearance of various microstructures, the topological and geometrical methods needed for a mathematical description of the subparts and dividing surfaces of heterogeneous materials, and modern computer-aided mathematical models and graphics for effective exposition of the salient features of microstructured materials.

Table of Contents

• The geometric calculus of variations and modelling natural phenomena.- Hyperbolic statistical analysis.- A crystallographic approach to 3-periodic minimal surfaces.- The conformation of fluid vesicles.- Harmonic maps for bumpy metrics.- Periodic surfaces that are extremal for energy functionals containing curvature functions.- The least gradient method for computing area-minimizing hypersurfaces.- Modelling of homogeneous sinters and some generalizations of plateau’s problem.- A generalization of a theorem of Delaunay on constant mean curvature surfaces.- Willmore surfaces and computers.- Difference versus Gaussian curvature energies
• monolayer versus bilayer curvature energies
• applications to vesicle stability.

Volume

: gw ISBN 9783540940272

Description

Substances possessing heterogeneous microstructure on the nanometer and micron scales are scientifically fascinating and technologically useful. Examples of such substances include liquid crystals, microemulsions, biological matter, polymer mixtures and composites, vycor glasses, and zeolites. In this volume, an interdisciplinary group of researchers report their developments in this field. Topics include statistical mechanical free energy theories which predict the appearance of various microstructures, the topological and geometrical methods needed for a mathematical description of the subparts and dividing surfaces of heterogeneous materials, and modern computer-aided mathematical models and graphics for effective exposition of the salient features of microstructured materials.

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Details

• NCID: BA20358634
• ISBN:
  • 0387940278
  • 3540940278
• LCCN: 93012274
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: 152 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QC173.4.S94
  • DC20 : 530.4/17
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Surfaces (Physics) -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Microstructure -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Statistical thermodynamics -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Geometry, Differential -- Congresses
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00327784