Physics 797S - ST- Topics in Soft Matter
Fall
2018
01
3.00
Christian Santangelo
M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
82016
Hasbrouck Lab Add room 106
csantang@physics.umass.edu
Introduction to soft matter and the physics governing the behavior of complex fluids and soft solids. Emphasis on liquid crystals and the transition between phases, geometric frustration, the behavior of polymer solutions, fluid membranes, depletion forces and aqueous electrostatics. For graduate students in physics and astronomy, the physical sciences, and engineering.
Prerequisites: PHYSICS 601, 602 and 606.