P. G. de Gennes' Impact on Science Vol. 2 : Soft Matter and Biophysics

by Bok, Julien; Prost, Jacques; Brochard-Wyart, Francoise; Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy (CON)

• ISBN13: 9789814280631
• ISBN10: 9814280631
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-15
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc

Summary

This publication, in two volumes, is devoted to the scientific impact of the work of Nobel Laureate, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. It covers the important fields for which de Gennes was renowned: solid state (magnetism and superconductivity), macroscopic random media and percolation, supersolids, liquid crystals, polymers, adhesion and friction, and biophysics. The book brings together internationally renowned experts to contribute their perspectives on the significance of de Gennes' works. They have each selected a definitive paper, which gives the state of the field at the time the paper was published, highlights the paper's importance and provides an analysis of the development of the field right up to the modern day. The insightful perspectives of these scientists make the book both unique and intriguing. This is the second volume devoted to soft matter and biophysics. It is available as a set with Volume I: Solid State and Liquid Crystals.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
The n = 0 Discovery	p. 1
Exponents for the excluded volume problem as derived by the Wilson method	p. 18
Dynamics of Entangled Polymers: The Three Key Ideas	p. 20
Reptation of a Polymer Chain in a Presence of Fixed Obstacles	p. 35
Reptation of Stars	p. 43
Polyelectrolytes: The de Gennes Legacy	p. 48
Remarks on polyelectrolyte conformation	p. 56
Polymers in Confined Geometries	p. 69
Dynamics of confined polymers chains	p. 96
Passive entry of a DNA molecule into a small pore	p. 101
Adhesion and Friction	p. 104
Rubber-rubber adhesion with connector molecules	p. 115
Adhesion promoters	p. 121
An Approach to Cell Adhesion Inspired from Polymer Physics	p. 127
Unbinding of adhesive vesicles	p. 139
Spreading Made a Splash	p. 146
Dynamique d'étalement d'une goutte	p. 160
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