Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Liquid Crystals

By Ronald Y. Dong

Book Overview

1 Introduction to Liquid Crystals.- 2 Dynamics of Nuclear Spins.- 3 Orientational Order.- 4 Molecular Field Theories of Flexible Nematogens.- 5 Nuclear Spin Relaxation Theory.- 6 Director Fluctuations and Spin Relaxation.- 7 Rotational and Translational Dynamics.- 8 Internal Dynamics of Flexible Mesogens.- 9 Multiple-Quantum and Two-Dimensional NMR.- Appendix A Relations Between Cartesian and Spherical Tensor Components.- Appendix B Rotations, Euler Angles, and Wigner Rotation Matrices.- Appendix C Matrix Elements of the Rotational Diffusion.- C.1 Biaxial Probe in Uniaxial Phases.- C.2 Uniaxial Probe in Biaxial Phases.- Appendix D Liquid Crystal Abbreviations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387982302
• ISBN13: 9780387982304
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"