Handbook of Liquid Crystals 8V Set 2e

This second edition is completely restructured and streamlined, with updated as well as completely new topics and a new team of editors and authors. It is the definitive, single source reference for all those working in the field and the standard for the next decade.

Much more than a slight revision, this second edition of the successful "Handbook of Liquid Crystals" is completely restructured and streamlined, with updated as well as completely new topics, 100% more content and a new team of editors and authors. As such, it fills the gap for a definitive, single source reference for all those working in the field of organized fluids and will set the standard for the next decade. The Handbook's new structure facilitates navigation and combines the presentation of the content by topic and by liquid-crystal type: A fundamentals volume sets the stage for an understanding of the liquid crystal state of matter, while individual volumes cover the main types and forms, with a final volume bringing together the diverse liquid crystal phases through their applications. This unrivaled, all-embracing coverage represents the undiluted knowledge on liquid crystals, making the Handbook a must-have wherever liquid crystals are investigated, produced or used, and in institutions where their science and technology is taught. Also available electronically on Wiley Online Library, http://www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/ref/holc Volume 1: Fundamentals of Liquid CrystalsVolume 2: Physical Properties and Phase Behavior of Liquid CrystalsVolume 3: Nematic and Chiral Nematic Liquid CrystalsVolume 4: Smectic and Columnar Liquid CrystalsVolume 5: Non-Conventional Liquid CrystalsVolume 6: Nanostructured and Amphiphilic Liquid CrystalsVolume 7: Supermolecular and Polymeric Liquid CrystalsVolume 8: Applications of Liquid Crystals