The Oxford Handbook of Soft Condensed Matter, edited by Eugene Terentjev and David Weitz, is a comprehensive and introductory compendium of the key aspects of a very broad field of research, known today as Soft Condensed Matter or, in short, Soft Matter. It brings together some of the key players of the field to contribute modern introductions to their field of expertise in approximately 50 pages each, all in all covering topics as diverse as liquid crystals, colloids, granular matter, polymers and biological systems. Despite the breadth of the aspects covered, also the connections between different topics are pointed out. Given the limitations in space, the book provides an overview of many different soft matter systems, pointing out the key achievements and basic underlying principles of each, while surely whole books have been written on each subject covered. And indeed, this is exactly the strength of the present text, providing an introduction of key concepts, with a comprehensive set of references for further reading if desired, all on a bit less than 600 pages.
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