{"product_id":"9781908977298","title":"FLEXOELECTRICITY IN LIQUID CRYSTALS: Theory, Experiments and Applications","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book intends to give a state-of-the-art overview of flexoelectricity, a linear physical coupling between mechanical (orientational) deformations and electric polarization, which is specific to systems with orientational order, such as liquid crystals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters written by experts in the field shed light on theoretical as well as experimental aspects of research carried out since the discovery of flexoelectricity. Besides a common macroscopic (continuum) description the microscopic theory of flexoelectricity is also addressed. Electro-optic effects due to or modified by flexoelectricity as well as various (direct and indirect) measurement methods are discussed. Special emphasis is given to the role of flexoelectricity in pattern-forming instabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the main focus of the book lies in flexoelectricity in nematic liquid crystals, peculiarities of other mesophases (bent-core systems, cholesterics, and smectics) are also reviewed. Flexoelectricity has relevance to biological (living) systems and can also offer possibilities for technical applications. The basics of these two interdisciplinary fields are also summarized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction to Flexoelectricity: Its Discovery and Basic Concepts \u003ci\u003e(R B Meyer)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMolecular Theory of Flexoelectricity in Nematic Liquid Crystals \u003ci\u003e(M A Osipov)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlexoelectro-optics and Measurements of Flexocoefficients \u003ci\u003e(N V Madhusudana)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlexoelectricity of Bent-core Molecules \u003ci\u003e(A Jákli, J Harden and N Éber)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Role of Flexoelectricity in Pattern Formation \u003ci\u003e(Á Buka, T Tóth-Katona, N Éber, A Krekhov and W Pesch)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlexoelectricity in Chiral Polar Smectics \u003ci\u003e(M Čepič)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlexoelectricity in Lyotropics and in Living Liquid Crystals \u003ci\u003e(A G Petrov)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApplications of Flexoelectricity \u003ci\u003e(P Rudquist and S T Lagerwall)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A. Measured Flexoelectric Coefficients of Nematic Liquid Crystals \u003ci\u003e(N Éber)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B. Abbreviations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Graduate students and researchers in physics, biology and their applications.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Imperial College Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151372173552,"sku":"9781908977298","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908977298_p0.jpg?v=1763622812","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908977298","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}