Over the past ten years liquid crystals have attracted much interest and considerable progress has been made with respect to our knowledge in this field. The recent development was initiated mainly by the work of J. L. Fergason and G. H. Heilmeier, who pointed out the importance of liquid crystals for thermographic and electro optic applications. The first part of this book is a brief introduction to the physics of liquid crystals. The structures and properties of the three basic types of liquid crystals are discussed. A special paragraph is devoted to electric-field effects, which are important in display applications. The chapter on Scientific Applications gives an insight into the potential applications of liquid crystals in fundamental research, with special emphasis on explaining the principles involved. Two groups of potential applications are discussed in detail: 1. the use of liquid crystals as anisotropic solvent for the determination of molecular properties by means of spectroscopy, and 2. their use in analytical chemistry, particularly in gas chromatography. The reverse process involves the use of the dissolved molecules as microscopic probes in the investigation of the dynamical molecular structure of anisotropic fluid systems (e.g. biological membranes). This extremely important technique is also described.
- Gerhard Meier
· 2017
Band 1 Einige Häuser nebenan Papierrosen Der andere Tag Band 2 Der Besuch Der schnurgerade Kanal Band 3 Baur und Bindschädler Amrainer Tetralogie Band 4 Ob die Granatbäume blühen Verstreute Texte Reden und Material «Wo immer man diese Ausgabe aufschlägt, wird man weg getragen vom lautlosen, mäandrischen Sprachfluss dieses grossen Poeten, weg ins Reich des ‹Spirituellen›, weg ins Zentrum der Schöpfung. Seinem Dorf am Jurasüdfuss ist Meier zeitlebens treu geblieben. Die Freiheit, es Amrain zu nennen und in einen poetischen Ort zu verwandeln, hat er sich nicht nehmenlassen. Es bedeutet ihm nicht die Welt. Nur ein Fenster zu allen Orten dieser Welt.» Süddeutsche Zeitung