Overview
Many of the distinctive and useful phenomena of soft matter come from its interaction with interfaces. Examples are the peeling of a strip of adhesive tape, the coating of a surface, the curling of a fiber via capillary forces, or the collapse of a porous sponge. These interfacial phenomena are distinct from the intrinsic behavior of a soft material like a gel or a microemulsion. Yet many forms of interfacial phenomena can be understood via common principles valid for many forms of soft matter. Our goal in organizing this school was to give students a grasp of these common principles and their many ramifications and possibilities. The Les Houches Summer School comprised over fifty 90-minute lectures over four weeks. Four four-lecture courses by Howard Stone, Michael Cates, David Nelson and L. Mahadevan served as an anchor for the program. A number of shorter courses and seminars rounded out the school. This volume collects the lecture notes of the school.
- | Author: Lydéric Bocquet, David Quéré, Thomas A. Witten, Leticia F. Cugliandolo
- | Publisher: Oxford University Press
- | Publication Date: Sep 13, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 579 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover/Science
- | ISBN-10: 0198789351
- | ISBN-13: 9780198789352
