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Introduction to the Physics of Complex “Fluids”

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Structure and Dynamics of Strongly Interacting Colloids and Supramolecular Aggregates in Solution

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The purpose of this presentation is to provide an introduction to the field of Complex Fluids. We survey the systems which are included in this conference with a discussion of the underlying physical principles which govern their behavior.

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  1. Materials and Physics Dėpartments, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, 93106, USA

    P. Pincus

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  1. Department of Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA

    Sow-Hsin Chen

  2. Corporate Research, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ, USA

    John S. Huang

  3. Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma la Sapienza, Rome, Italy

    Piero Tartaglia

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Pincus, P. (1992). Introduction to the Physics of Complex “Fluids”. In: Chen, SH., Huang, J.S., Tartaglia, P. (eds) Structure and Dynamics of Strongly Interacting Colloids and Supramolecular Aggregates in Solution. NATO ASI Series, vol 369. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2540-6_1

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