This text relies on only introductory level physics and chemistry as the foundation for understanding liquid crystal science. Liquid crystals combine the material properties of solids with the flow properties of fluids. As such they have provided the foundation for a revolution …
An introduction to the subject of liquid crystals, this text combines both chemistry and physics topics in liquid crystals and includes meanings of all but the most basic terms used. More advanced chemical and physical concepts and specialized.
This text begins with an account of the discovery of liquid crystals and a description of how different phases are generated. It then explains the properties of the various forms of liquid crystals, and discusses the technology of LCDs.