The fourth phase of water
Subtitle: beyond solid, liquid, and vapor
By: Gerald H. Pollack
Publisher: Ebner & Sons
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Seattle, WA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
ISBN-13: 9780962689536; 9780962689543
Subjects: Water
Notes: "What mysteries lurk in the depths of a glass of water?"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 342-348) and index.
Table of contents: title: from http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0161/7154/files/FOURTH_PHASE_SAMPLE.pdf 84 p.; title: <i>Contents on page x</i>; title: Acknowledgements vi; title: Preface xiii; title: A Bestiary xxii; title: SECTION I: Water Riddles: Forging the Pathway; title: 1. Surrounded by Mysteries 3; title: 2. The Social Behavior of H2O 13; title: 3. The Enigma of Interfacial Water 25; title: SECTION II: The Hidden Life of Water; title: 4. A Fourth Phase of Water? 45; title: 5. Batteries Made from Water 71; title: 6. Charging the Water Battery 85; title: 7. Water: The Engine of Nature 103; title: SECTION III: What Moves Water Moves the World; title: 8. A Universal Attractor 125; title: 9. Brown’s Dance: Energy-Driven Movements 141; title: 10. Heat and Temperature: Throwing New Light on Thermal Darkness 163; title: 11. Osmosis and Diffusion: They Don’t Just Happen 183; title: <i>Contents continuation on page xi</i>; title: SECTION IV: Aqueous Forms in Nature; title: 12. The Power of Protonated Water 203; title: 13. Droplets and Bubbles: Siblings in the Water Family 221; title: 14. Birth of a Bubble: A Passage to Maturity 233; title: 15. Clouds from Coffee: The Remarkable Nature of Evaporation 255; title: 16. Water Trampolines: Layering at the Water’s Surface 281; title: 17. Warming up to Ice 305; title: SECTION V: Summing Up: Unlocking Earthly Mysteries; title: 18. The Secret Rules of Nature 329; title: References 342; title: Photo Credits 349; title: Glossary 350; title: Index 353