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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521547784

ISBN-139780521547789

eBay Product ID (ePID)30758322

Product Key Features

Number of Pages398 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameVan Der Waals Forces : a Handbook for Biologists, Chemists, Engineers, and Physicists

Publication Year2005

SubjectLife Sciences / Biophysics

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaScience

AuthorV. Adrian Parsegian

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight29.3 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2004-054508

Reviews'Van der Waals Forces is an outstanding volume and the authoritative work on the topic.' The Quarterly Review of Biology, "An excellent handbook for anyone who needs to calculate van der Waals interactions...Van der Waals Forces is an outstanding volume and the authoritative work on the topic. May the (van der Waals) Force be with you - or at least on your book shelf."Keller Autumn, The Quarterly Review of Biology, '... a user manual that describes their behaviour in many situations ... The treatment aims to explain the physical ideas in an accessible manner, while giving the mathematical derivations in full detail.' Chemistry World, 'A relatively short prelude provides an excellent overview of van der Waals forces and the various theories developed to explain them â€¦ Excellent references are suggested in all such instances. Problems and examples are scattered throughout the book â€¦ Parsegian has a gift with words and the text is enjoyable not only for its scientific insights and elegant exposure of ideas, but also for its beautiful prose â€¦ I feel, in fact, somewhat awkward reviewing a book that is already a hit. A student walked into my office as I was absorbed in the text. His face lit up in a smile as he remarked: 'Ah, you too have discovered this book â€¦ I just got it myself. It's excellent!' - Indeed it is!' Journal of Statistical Physics, 'A relateively short prelude provides an excellent overview of van der Waals forces and the various theories developed to explain them ... Excellent references are suggested in all such instances. Problems and examples are scattered throughout the book ... Parsegian has a gift with words and the text is enjoyable not only for its scientific insights and elegant exposure of ideas, but also for its beautiful prose ... I feel, in fact, somewhat awkward reviewing a book that is already a hit. A student walked into my office as I was absorbed in the text. His face lit up in a smile as he remarked: 'Ah, you too have discovered this book...I just got it myself. It's excellent!' - Indeed it is!' Journal of Statistical Physics, 'â€¦ a user manual that describes their behaviour in many situations â€¦ The treatment aims to explain the physical ideas in an accessible manner, while giving the mathematical derivations in full detail.' Chemistry World, '... by the vivacity, passion, and precision of language with which Parsegian discusses his subject, the reader ... is inspired to participate in a grand dialog that has been going on for over a century. ... a passionate discourse on a subject of importance, presented from a very personal point of view: it will remind you why you went into science.' Physics in Canada, "It what will be for a long time the definitive work on van der Waals forces, Parsegian has written a book that should give pause to those who would have scientific writing be as dry -- and boring -- as dust." Physics in Canada, ..."a highly original work that offers a welcome, stimulating, and useful addition to the literature...I can easily imagine Van der Waals Forces becoming an integral part of the personal libraries of the many types of scientists for whom it was written." Physics Today, William M. Gelbart, UCLA, '… by the vivacity, passion, and precision of language with which Parsegian discusses his subject, the reader … is inspired to participate in a grand dialog that has been going on for over a century. … a passionate discourse on a subject of importance, presented from a very personal point of view: it will remind you why you went into science.'Physics in Canada, "Writing from decades of experience, Parsegian ... has succeeded in putting together a thoroughly informative, useful, delightful handbook that is rapidly gaining recognition as the ultimate guide and reference text in the field." Daniel ben-Avraham, Journal of Statistical Physics, 'â€¦ by the vivacity, passion, and precision of language with which Parsegian discusses his subject, the reader â€¦ is inspired to participate in a grand dialog that has been going on for over a century. â€¦ a passionate discourse on a subject of importance, presented from a very personal point of view: it will remind you why you went into science.' Physics in Canada, '… a user manual that describes their behaviour in many situations … The treatment aims to explain the physical ideas in an accessible manner, while giving the mathematical derivations in full detail.'Chemistry World, 'A relatively short prelude provides an excellent overview of van der Waals forces and the various theories developed to explain them ... Excellent references are suggested in all such instances. Problems and examples are scattered throughout the book ... Parsegian has a gift with words and the text is enjoyable not only for its scientific insights and elegant exposure of ideas, but also for its beautiful prose ... I feel, in fact, somewhat awkward reviewing a book that is already a hit. A student walked into my office as I was absorbed in the text. His face lit up in a smile as he remarked: 'Ah, you too have discovered this book ... I just got it myself. It's excellent!' - Indeed it is!' Journal of Statistical Physics, 'In this book, one finds all needed information when the attractive interaction becomes the core question in an experiment involving colloids, including those attracting interest for biophysicists such as bilayers, vesicles etc. This book - unique in this domain - regroups information very dispersed in primary literature.' Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal533/.7

SynopsisThis book should prove to be the definitive work explaining van der Waals forces, how to calculate them and take account of their impact under any circumstances and conditions. These weak intermolecular forces are of truly pervasive impact, and biologists, chemists, physicists and engineers will profit greatly from the thorough grounding in these fundamental forces that this book offers. Parsegian has organized his book at three successive levels of mathematical sophistication, to satisfy the needs and interests of readers at all levels of preparation. The Prelude and Level 1 are intended to give everyone an overview in words and pictures of the modern theory of van der Waals forces. Level 2 gives the formulae and a wide range of algorithms to let readers compute the van der Waals forces under virtually any physical or physiological conditions. Level 3 offers a rigorous basic formulation of the theory., This should prove to be the definitive work explaining van der Waals forces, how to calculate them and take account of their impact under any circumstances. These weak intermolecular forces are of truly pervasive impact, and scientists and engineers will profit greatly from the thorough grounding that this book offers., This should prove to be the definitive work explaining van der Waals forces, how to calculate them and take account of their impact under any circumstances and conditions. These weak intermolecular forces are of truly pervasive impact, and biologists, chemists, physicists, and engineers will profit greatly from the thorough grounding in these fundamental forces. Parsegian has organized his book at three successive levels of mathematical sophistication, to satisfy the needs and interests of readers at all levels of preparation. The Prelude and Level 1 are intended to give everyone an overview in words and pictures of the modern theory of van der Waals forces. Level 2 gives the formulae and a wide range of algorithms to let readers compute the van der Waals forces under virtually any physical or physiological conditions. Level 3 offers a rigorous basic formulation of the theory.

LC Classification NumberQC175.16.M6P37 2005