States of Matter, States of Mind

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This is an easy-to-read introduction to the way the physical world is put together and stays together. Written in an engaging manner it explains some of the intricate details and some of the grand schemes of life, the universe and everything by making analogies with common everyday examples. Guided from fundamental ideas and fundamental particles to the make-up of the Universe, a reader with an enquiring mind can develop a familiarity with some of the concepts that shape our understanding of matter and why it behaves in the way it does.

PREFACE

vii

CHAPTER 1: STATES OF MATTER

(35)

1.1 Cake-Making

(3)

1.2 The Greeks Had a Word for It

(4)

1.3 Galloping Horses

(4)

1.4 Building a House

(1)

1.5 Hindsight and Foresight

(1)

1.6 Keep It Simple

(3)

1.7 Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast

(2)

1.8 Structure

(1)

1.9 Starting the Jigsaw Puzzle

(1)

1.10 Uneven Progress

(1)

1.11 Whimsicality

(1)

1.12 Misleading Models

(3)

1.13 Phases

(1)

1.14 How Small Are Atoms?

(5)

Endnotes

(4)

CHAPTER 2: LANGUAGE OF MATTER

(19)

2.1 Scientific Jargon

(2)

2.2 Perspective

(4)

2.3 How Long Is a Piece of String?

(2)

2.4 Condition Critical

(1)

2.5 Smaller and Smaller Probes

(1)

2.6 Limits and Dimensions

(3)

2.7 Microgravity

(1)

2.8 Symmetry

(2)

Endnotes

(3)

CHAPTER 3: PATTERNS IN MATTER

(24)

3.1 States

(1)

3.2 Dynamics

(3)

3.3 Newton's Model

(2)

3.4 Fields

(5)

3.5 Flow

(1)

3.6 Light

(1)

3.7 Chaos

(4)

3.8 Fractals

(1)

3.9 Scale

(1)

3.10 Dirty Systems

(2)

Endnotes

(3)

CHAPTER 4: UNUSUAL MATTER

(23)

4.1 Ultraviolet Catastrophe

(6)

4.2 Wave States

(5)

4.3 Wave in a Box

(1)

4.4 Heisenberg May Have Been Here!

(3)

4.5 Playing Cards and Four-Strokes

(2)

4.6 Quantum Leap

(3)

Endnotes

(3)

CHAPTER 5: THERMODYNAMIC MATTER

102

(22)

5.1 Energy Well Model

102

(3)

5.2 Thermodynamic Model

105

(5)

5.3 Absolute Zero

110

(1)

5.4 Energy and Entropy

111

(3)

5.5 Death and Taxes

114

(1)

5.6 Cussedness Model

115

(1)

5.7 Ordering

116

(2)

5.8 Phase Changes

118

(1)

5.9 Dynamic Models

119

(3)

Endnotes

122

(2)

CHAPTER 6: INTERACTING MATTER

124

(20)

6.1 Interactions

124

(2)

6.2 Probing Matter

126

(5)

6.3 Transformation

131

(3)

6.4 Changing Matter

134

(2)

6.5 Failure

136

(6)

Endnotes

142

(2)

CHAPTER 7: FUNDAMENTAL MATTER

144

(27)

7.1 Beyond the Atom

144

(2)

7.2 Bubble Chambers

146

(2)

7.3 Charge Integrity

148

(1)

7.4 Electron in a Box

149

(2)

7.5 Tunnelling

151

(2)

7.6 Delocalisation

153

(3)

7.7 Quantum Dots

156

(3)

7.8 Colourful Quarks

165

(1)

7.9 Virtual Reality

165

(1)

7.10 Isotopes

165

(3)

Endnotes

168

(3)

CHAPTER 8: ATOMIC MATTER

171

(20)

8.1 Atom Models

171

(3)

8.2 Quantum Mechanical Atom

174

(1)

8.3 Rydberg Atom

175

(1)

8.4 Quantum Chaos

176

(1)

8.5 Building an Atom

177

(2)

8.6 Periodic Elements

179

(3)

8.7 Noble Gases

182

(1)

8.8 Cooling Atoms

183

(1)

8.9 Trapping an Atom

184

(1)

8.10 Surface Images

184

(3)

8.11 Plasmas

187

(2)

Endnotes

189

(2)

CHAPTER 9: CHEMICAL MATTER

191

(28)

9.1 Amount

191

(1)

9.2 Molecules

192

(1)

9.3 Bond Models

193

(3)

9.4 Extended Bonding

196

(1)

9.5 Classifying Matter

196

(3)

9.6 Allotropes

199

(2)

9.7 Electronegativity

201

(1)

9.8 Giving, Taking and Sharing

201

(1)

9.9 Carbon Compounds

202

(3)

9.10 Microclusters

205

(1)

9.11 Nonexistent Compounds

206

(1)

9.12 Handedness

207

(3)

9.13 Aromatic Model

210

(1)

9.14 Fullerenes

211

(3)

9.15 Macromolecules

214

(2)

Endnotes

216

(3)

CHAPTER 10: MOLECULAR MATTER

219

(15)

10.1 Molecular Interactions

219

(4)

10.2 Fragile Molecules

223

(2)

10.3 Many-Body Problems

225

(1)

10.4 Computer Simulation

225

(1)

10.5 Ideal Gases

226

(2)

10.6 Hard Sphere Model

228

(1)

10.7 Molecular Speeds

229

(2)

10.8 Kinetic Fluid Model

231

(1)

Endnotes

232

(2)

CHAPTER 11: DISORDERED MATTER

234

(21)

11.1 Condensed States

234

(2)

11.2 Liquids

236

(1)

11.3 Superfluid Helium

237

(2)

11.4 Viscous Flow

239

(7)

11.5 Glasses

246

(2)

11.6 Turbulence

248

(2)

11.7 Granular Matter

250

(3)

Endnotes

253

(2)

CHAPTER 12: MIXED MATTER

255

(19)

12.1 Purity

255

(2)

12.2 Ideality

257

(1)

12.3 Collections

258

(1)

12.4 Phase Diagrams

258

(3)

12.5 Mixtures

261

(4)

12.6 Cohesion Parameters

265

(1)

12.7 Gases in Liquids

266

(2)

12.8 Chemical Processes

268

(2)

12.9 Catalysts and Enzymes

270

(3)

Endnotes

273

(1)

CHAPTER 13: ORDERED MATTER

274

(21)

13.1 Layer by Layer

274

(1)

13.2 Crystals

275

(4)

13.3 Nucleation

279

(1)

13.4 Electrical Conduction

280

(1)

13.5 Organic Conductors

281

(1)

13.6 Ceramics

282

(1)

13.7 Superconductors

283

(6)

13.8 Solid Solutions

289

(1)

13.9 Magnetic Matter

290

(3)

Endnotes

293

(2)

CHAPTER 14: INTERFACIAL MATTER

295

(21)

14.1 Windows

295

(1)

14.2 Interfacial Energy

296

(1)

14.3 Liquids Can Flow Uphill

297

(2)

14.4 Adsorption

299

(1)

14.5 Metal Surfaces

300

(1)

14.6 Thin Films

301

(1)

14.7 Surfactants

302

(3)

14.8 Bubbles

305

(1)

14.9 Foams

306

(1)

14.10 Aerogels

307

(2)

14.11 Sticky Solids

309

(2)

14.12 Sintering

311

(1)

14.13 Aggregates

311

(1)

14.14 Nanotribology

312

(1)

14.15 Adhesives

313

(2)

Endnotes

315

(1)

CHAPTER 15: SOFT MATTER

316

(26)

15.1 Soft Matter

316

(1)

15.2 Polymers

316

(3)

15.3 Polymer Solvents

319

(1)

15.4 Flowing Polymers

320

(4)

15.5 Gels

324

(1)

15.6 Colloids

325

(1)

15.7 Superpolymers

326

(1)

15.8 Liquid Crystals

327

(5)

15.9 Replication

332

(1)

15.10 Biological Matter

333

(2)

15.11 Biomolecular Machines

335

(2)

15.12 Life

337

(1)

15.13 Evolving Universes

338

(2)

Endnotes

340

(2)

POSTSCRIPT: STATES OF MIND

342

(1)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

343

(18)

INDEX

361

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