Sensitive Matter

Foams, Gels, Liquid Crystals, and Other Miracles

Michel Mitov

Translated by Giselle Weiss

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$40.00 • £32.95 • €36.00

ISBN 9780674064560

Publication Date: 04/10/2012

Short

208 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

15 halftones, 15 line illustrations

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Michel Mitov is Director of Research at CNRS (The National Center for Scientific Research, France) and Head of the Liquid Crystal Group at CEMES (Le Centre d’Elaboration de Matériaux et d’Etudes Structurales) in Toulouse.

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