The Physics of Liquid Crystals
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The Physics of Liquid Crystals is a seminal scientific monograph by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes that systematically develops the theoretical foundations and phenomenology of liquid crystal phases and their transitions.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Physics of Liquid Crystals Context triple: [Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, hasWork, The Physics of Liquid Crystals]
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“The Structure and Rheology of Complex Fluids”
“The Structure and Rheology of Complex Fluids” is a comprehensive textbook that explains the microstructural basis and flow behavior of complex fluids such as polymers, colloids, and surfactant solutions.
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Dynamics of Nonhomogeneous Fluids
Dynamics of Nonhomogeneous Fluids is a seminal scientific monograph by Chia-Shun Yih that develops the theoretical foundations of fluid motion in media with spatially varying density and related properties.
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Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids
Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids is a foundational textbook in rheology and polymer science that rigorously develops the theory and mathematical modeling of the flow and deformation behavior of polymeric fluids.
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D.
Deformation, Strain and Flow: An Elementary Introduction to Rheology
Deformation, Strain and Flow: An Elementary Introduction to Rheology is a foundational textbook that introduces the basic principles of how materials deform and flow under stress, written for students and newcomers to rheology.
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E.
Electronic Processes in Non-Crystalline Materials
Electronic Processes in Non-Crystalline Materials is a seminal physics monograph by Nevill Mott that systematically analyzes charge transport and electronic behavior in amorphous and disordered solids.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Physics of Liquid Crystals Target entity description: The Physics of Liquid Crystals is a seminal scientific monograph by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes that systematically develops the theoretical foundations and phenomenology of liquid crystal phases and their transitions.
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A.
“The Structure and Rheology of Complex Fluids”
“The Structure and Rheology of Complex Fluids” is a comprehensive textbook that explains the microstructural basis and flow behavior of complex fluids such as polymers, colloids, and surfactant solutions.
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B.
Dynamics of Nonhomogeneous Fluids
Dynamics of Nonhomogeneous Fluids is a seminal scientific monograph by Chia-Shun Yih that develops the theoretical foundations of fluid motion in media with spatially varying density and related properties.
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C.
Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids
Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids is a foundational textbook in rheology and polymer science that rigorously develops the theory and mathematical modeling of the flow and deformation behavior of polymeric fluids.
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D.
Deformation, Strain and Flow: An Elementary Introduction to Rheology
Deformation, Strain and Flow: An Elementary Introduction to Rheology is a foundational textbook that introduces the basic principles of how materials deform and flow under stress, written for students and newcomers to rheology.
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E.
Electronic Processes in Non-Crystalline Materials
Electronic Processes in Non-Crystalline Materials is a seminal physics monograph by Nevill Mott that systematically analyzes charge transport and electronic behavior in amorphous and disordered solids.
- F. None of above. chosen
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non-fiction book
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physics book ⓘ scientific monograph ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nobel laureate Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
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linked to:
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
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| author | Pierre-Gilles de Gennes ⓘ |
| contributor | Pierre-Gilles de Gennes ⓘ |
| describedAs |
seminal monograph on liquid crystal physics
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systematic development of theoretical foundations of liquid crystals ⓘ |
| field |
condensed matter physics
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liquid crystal physics ⓘ soft matter physics ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
modern liquid crystal theory
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research on phase transitions in anisotropic fluids ⓘ theoretical soft condensed matter physics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| topic |
Frank free energy
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Goldstone modes in liquid crystals ⓘ Landau–de Gennes theory ⓘ cholesteric phase ⓘ continuum theory of liquid crystals ⓘ critical phenomena ⓘ defect lines ⓘ director field ⓘ disclinations ⓘ dislocations in smectics ⓘ elastic constants ⓘ elastic theory of liquid crystals ⓘ fluctuation-induced first-order transitions ⓘ fluctuations in liquid crystals ⓘ hydrodynamics of liquid crystals ⓘ isotropic–nematic transition ⓘ liquid crystal phases ⓘ liquid crystals ⓘ nematic phase ⓘ nematic–smectic transition ⓘ order parameter ⓘ order-disorder transitions ⓘ phase transitions ⓘ smectic phase ⓘ symmetry breaking ⓘ topological defects ⓘ |
| usedIn |
graduate education in condensed matter physics
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research on liquid crystal materials ⓘ |
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