Complex Materials In Physics And Biology

Author : Società italiana di fisica
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781614990703

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Complex Materials in Physics and Biology by Società italiana di fisica Pdf

The surprising connections which have developed between physics and various fields as diverse as biology and economics now constitute the fascinating research area known as complex materials and systems. The study of complex materials and processes is rapidly expanding, and many important experimental and theoretical discoveries have been made in recent years. Statistical physics is key to exploring this new and expanding field, enabling an understanding of real-world phenomena compromised of complex materials or exhibiting complex processes. This book includes lectures presented at the CLXXVI International School of Physics oEnrico Fermio, held in Varenna, Italy, in July 2010. The school focused on recent advances and developing perspectives in the study of complex materials and processes, as related to physics and biology. The book provides both an introduction and a complete presentation of recent theoretical and experimental developments for each topic.Topics addressed include: scaling and universality, supra-molecular systems and solutions, polymer systems, static and dynamics of liquid water, arrested dynamics and jamming, dynamics of out of equilibrium systems, physics of confined liquids, granular matter, physics of biological and medical systems, networks in physical and social sciences, turbulence in physics, biology and economics and finally, switching phenomena in biology and economics. The book provides reviews of these cutting edge topics by leading authorities and will be a reference work useful to both advanced research professionals and beginning graduate students.

Author : F. Mallamace,H.E. Stanley
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781614990710

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Complex Materials in Physics and Biology by F. Mallamace,H.E. Stanley Pdf

The surprising connections which have developed between physics and various fields as diverse as biology and economics now constitute the fascinating research area known as complex materials and systems. The study of complex materials and processes is rapidly expanding, and many important experimental and theoretical discoveries have been made in recent years. Statistical physics is key to exploring this new and expanding field, enabling an understanding of real-world phenomena compromised of complex materials or exhibiting complex processes. This book includes lectures presented at the CLXXVI International School of Physics “Enrico Fermi”, held in Varenna, Italy, in July 2010. The school focused on recent advances and developing perspectives in the study of complex materials and processes, as related to physics and biology. The book provides both an introduction and a complete presentation of recent theoretical and experimental developments for each topic. Topics addressed include: scaling and universality, supra-molecular systems and solutions, polymer systems, static and dynamics of liquid water, arrested dynamics and jamming, dynamics of out of equilibrium systems, physics of confined liquids, granular matter, physics of biological and medical systems, networks in physical and social sciences, turbulence in physics, biology and economics and finally, switching phenomena in biology and economics. The book provides reviews of these cutting edge topics by leading authorities and will be a reference work useful to both advanced research professionals and beginning graduate students.

Author : Mallamace, Franco Mallamace,Stanley, Harry Eugene Stanley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Nonlinear systems
ISBN : OCLC:1090059142

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Complex Materials in Physics and Biology by Mallamace, Franco Mallamace,Stanley, Harry Eugene Stanley Pdf

Author : F. Mallamace,H.E. Stanley
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2004-11-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781614990116

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The Physics of Complex Systems (New Advances and Perspectives) by F. Mallamace,H.E. Stanley Pdf

It is widely known that complex systems and complex materials comprise a major interdisciplinary scientific field that draws on mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine as well as such social sciences as economics. The role of statistical physics in this new field has been expanding. Statistical physics has shown how phenomena and processes in different research areas that have long been assumed to be unrelated can have a common description. Through the application of statistical physics, methods developed for studying order phenomena in simple systems and processes have been generalized to more complex systems. The two conceptual pillars in this approach are scaling and universality. This volume focuses on recent advances and perspectives in the physics of complex systems and provides both an overview of the field and a more detailed examination of the new ideas and unsolved problems that are currently attracting the attention of researchers. This book should be a useful reference work for anyone interested in this area, whether beginning graduate student or advanced research professional. It provides up-to-date reviews on cutting-edge topics compiled by leading authorities and is designed to both broaden the reader’s competence within their own field and encourage the exploration of new problems in related fields.

Author : Maria Rajkiewicz,Wiktor Tyszkiewicz,Zbigniew Wertejuk
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781926895604

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Chemistry and Physics of Complex Materials by Maria Rajkiewicz,Wiktor Tyszkiewicz,Zbigniew Wertejuk Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive presentation of the concepts, properties, and applications of complex materials. Authors of each chapter use a fundamental approach to define the structure and properties of a wide range of solids on the basis of the local chemical bonding and atomic order present in the material. Emphasizing the physical and chemical origins of different material properties, this important volume focuses on the most technologically important materials being utilized and developed by scientists and engineers.

Author : Franco Mallamace,Harry Eugene Stanley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Science
ISBN : 8874380704

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Complex Materials in Physics and Biology by Franco Mallamace,Harry Eugene Stanley Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Committee on Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1999-05-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309063494

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Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Committee on Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics Pdf

This book identifies opportunities, priorities, and challenges for the field of condensed-matter and materials physics. It highlights exciting recent scientific and technological developments and their societal impact and identifies outstanding questions for future research. Topics range from the science of modern technology to new materials and structures, novel quantum phenomena, nonequilibrium physics, soft condensed matter, and new experimental and computational tools. The book also addresses structural challenges for the field, including nurturing its intellectual vitality, maintaining a healthy mixture of large and small research facilities, improving the field's integration with other disciplines, and developing new ways for scientists in academia, government laboratories, and industry to work together. It will be of interest to scientists, educators, students, and policymakers.

Author : Klaus Mainzer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662132142

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Thinking in Complexity by Klaus Mainzer Pdf

This new edition also treats smart materials and artificial life. A new chapter on information and computational dynamics takes up many recent discussions in the community.

Author : Saverio E. Spagnolie
Publisher : Springer
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781493920655

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Complex Fluids in Biological Systems by Saverio E. Spagnolie Pdf

This book serves as an introduction to the continuum mechanics and mathematical modeling of complex fluids in living systems. The form and function of living systems are intimately tied to the nature of surrounding fluid environments, which commonly exhibit nonlinear and history dependent responses to forces and displacements. With ever-increasing capabilities in the visualization and manipulation of biological systems, research on the fundamental phenomena, models, measurements, and analysis of complex fluids has taken a number of exciting directions. In this book, many of the world’s foremost experts explore key topics such as: Macro- and micro-rheological techniques for measuring the material properties of complex biofluids and the subtleties of data interpretation Experimental observations and rheology of complex biological materials, including mucus, cell membranes, the cytoskeleton, and blood The motility of microorganisms in complex fluids and the dynamics of active suspensions Challenges and solutions in the numerical simulation of biologically relevant complex fluid flows This volume will be accessible to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in engineering, mathematics, biology, and the physical sciences, but will appeal to anyone interested in the intricate and beautiful nature of complex fluids in the context of living systems.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Solid State Sciences Committee,Committee on CMMP 2010
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309109697

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Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Solid State Sciences Committee,Committee on CMMP 2010 Pdf

The development of transistors, the integrated circuit, liquid-crystal displays, and even DVD players can be traced back to fundamental research pioneered in the field of condensed-matter and materials physics (CMPP). The United States has been a leader in the field, but that status is now in jeopardy. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics, part of the Physics 2010 decadal survey project, assesses the present state of the field in the United States, examines possible directions for the 21st century, offers a set of scientific challenges for American researchers to tackle, and makes recommendations for effective spending of federal funds. This book maintains that the field of CMPP is certain to be principle to both scientific and economic advances over the next decade and the lack of an achievable plan would leave the United States behind. This book's discussion of the intellectual and technological challenges of the coming decade centers around six grand challenges concerning energy demand, the physics of life, information technology, nanotechnology, complex phenomena, and behavior far from equilibrium. Policy makers, university administrators, industry research and development executives dependent upon developments in CMPP, and scientists working in the field will find this book of interest.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Solid State Sciences Committee,Committee on Biomolecular Materials and Processes
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008-06-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309134293

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Inspired by Biology by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Solid State Sciences Committee,Committee on Biomolecular Materials and Processes Pdf

Scientists have long desired to create synthetic systems that function with the precision and efficiency of biological systems. Using new techniques, researchers are now uncovering principles that could allow the creation of synthetic materials that can perform tasks as precise as biological systems. To assess the current work and future promise of the biology-materials science intersection, the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation asked the NRC to identify the most compelling questions and opportunities at this interface, suggest strategies to address them, and consider connections with national priorities such as healthcare and economic growth. This book presents a discussion of principles governing biomaterial design, a description of advanced materials for selected functions such as energy and national security, an assessment of biomolecular materials research tools, and an examination of infrastructure and resources for bridging biological and materials science.

Author : Leonid Bulavin,Nikolai Lebovka
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030809249

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Soft Matter Systems for Biomedical Applications by Leonid Bulavin,Nikolai Lebovka Pdf

This book addresses new challenges in soft matter and colloids. It presents timely reports on colloidal self-assembly, soft matters from liquid crystals, nanoparticles in liquid crystals, hydrocolloids, hybrid nanosystems, nanosuspensions, and dispersion of nanoparticles in different media, soft matter processing and modern experiments related with soft matters.

Author : T. Riste,David Sherrington
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1996-06-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 0792341317

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Physics of Biomaterials: Fluctuations, Selfassembly and Evolution by T. Riste,David Sherrington Pdf

Recent years have seen a growing interest in and activity at the interface between physics and biology, with the realization that both subjects have a great deal to learn from and to teach to one another. A particularly promising aspect of this interface concerns the area of cooperative phenomena and phase transitions. The present book addresses both the structure and motion of biological materials and the increasingly complex behaviour that arises out of interactions in large systems, giving rise to self organization, adaptation, selection and evolution: concepts of interest not only to biology and living systems but also within condensed matter physics. The approach adopted by Physics of Biomaterials: Fluctuations, Self Assembly and Evolution is tutorial, but the book is fully up to date with the latest research. Written at a level appropriate to graduate researchers, preferably with a background either in condensed matter physics or theoretical or physically-oriented experimental biology.

Author : Robert J. Rosen
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483272344

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Theoretical Biology and Complexity by Robert J. Rosen Pdf

Theoretical Biology and Complexity: Three Essays on the Natural Philosophy of Complex Systems is made up of three short essays—each separately conceived and written, each with distinct thrusts and emphases, but nevertheless closely related in substance and spirit. All three spring from a common concern: to grasp and comprehend the material basis of living systems. The first essay is about the interaction between particles and the consequent observable manifestations. It casts the analysis of the measurement process into an elegant dualism relating modes of description, and explores the consequences of this dualism for what may be called classical physics. The second essay explores the deeper consequences of representing the properties of natural systems through states built up out of observable quantities, and the dynamics that such systems impose on each other through interactions. The final essay argues that traditional modes of system representation, involving fixed sets of states together with imposed dynamical laws, strictly pertains only to an extremely limited class of systems (called simple systems or mechanisms). Systems not in this class are called “complex, and these can only be in some sense approximated, locally and temporally, by simple ones. Such a radical alteration of viewpoint leads to a large number of concrete, practical consequences, some of which are described in the essay.

Author : Yuri P. Kalmykov,William T. Coffey,Stuart A. Rice
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006-07-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470037133

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Fractals, Diffusion, and Relaxation in Disordered Complex Systems by Yuri P. Kalmykov,William T. Coffey,Stuart A. Rice Pdf

Fractals, Diffusion and Relaxation in Disordered Complex Systems is a special guest-edited, two-part volume of Advances in Chemical Physics that continues to report recent advances with significant, up-to-date chapters by internationally recognized researchers.