Knots in soft condensed matter

Positron kinetics in soft condensed matter.

We outline a new kinetic theory for positrons in soft matter, which blends together cross sections for positrons scattering from single molecules, with the structure function of the medium as a whole. Numerical results are presented for positrons in liquid argon, where negative differential conductivity arises from both positron formation and the structure of the medium.

Soft Condensed Matter (Materia Condensata Soffice)

This article was written for a multi-volume History of Science, and published in Italian translation: Storia della Scienza, Volume IX, La Grande Scienza, pp 645–656 (Published by Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Fondata da Giovanni Treccani, 2003). In it, I describe the evolution of soft matter physics as a discipline during the 20th century. Soft Condensed Matter (Materia Condensata Soffi...

Shock ( Blast ) Mitigation by “ Soft ” Condensed Matter

It is a common point that “soft” condensed matter (like granular materials or foams) can reduce damage caused by impact or explosion. It is attributed to their ability to absorb significant energy. This is certainly the case for quasistatic type of deformation at low velocity of impact widely used for packing of fragile devices. At the same time a mitigation of blast phenomena must take into ac...

Critical Soft Matter Boulder Summer School for Condensed Matter and Materials Physics: Soft Matter In and Out of Equilibrium 2015

University of Konstanz SOFT CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS Annual Report 1998

Cover (from top): counterion density between two colloidal particles (p. 19); spinodal decomposition in a binary polymer film (p. 6); physical mechanism of long-range optical speckle correlations (p. 37); light-induced colloidal crystal (p. 27); eutectic crystal of magnetic colloids (p. 29).