Mechanical and Thermophysical Properties of Polymer Liquid Crystals (Polymer Liquid Crystals Series, Number 3)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: February 28, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 536
ISBN-13: 9780412609008
Subjects: Plastics & polymers technology; Polymer chemistry; Science; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Material Science; Technology / Material Science; Chemistry - General
First sentence: A crystal may be defined microscopically as a condensed phase in which molecules possess both orientational and three-dimensional long-range order and are not able to change conformations; macroscopically, the shape of a crystal depends upon (microscopic) molecular positions within a lattice, but not upon the shape of the vessel in which it is held.