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.
Author(s): V. Adrian Parsegian
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2005
Language: English
Commentary: Improvements with respect to F46138FB74882CD240C55831DB21099C: pagenated and added bookmarks
Pages: 396
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Preface
PRELUDE
Pr.1. The dance of the charges
Pr.2. How do we convert absorption spectra to charge-fluctuation forces?
Pr.3. How good are measurements? Do they really confirm theory?
Pr.4. What can I expect to get from this book?
LEVEL 1. INTRODUCTION
L1.1. The simplest case. Material A versus material B across medium m
L1.2. The van der Waals interaction spectrum
L1.3. Layered planar bodies
L1.4. Spherical geometries
L1.5. Cylindrical geometries
LEVEL 2. PRACTICE
L2.1. Notation and symbols
L2.1.A. Geometric quantities
L2.1.B. Force and energy
L2.1.C. Spherical and cylindrical bodies
L2.1.D. Material properties
L2.1.E. Variables to specify point positions
L2.1.F. Variables used for integration and summation
L2.1.G. Differences-over-sums for material properties
L2.1.H. Hamaker coefficients
L2.1.I. Comparison of cgs and mks notation
L2.1.J. Unit conversions, mks–cgs
L2.2. Tables of formulae
L2.2.A. Tables of formulae in planar geometry
L2.2.B. Tables of formulae in spherical geometry
L2.2.C. Tables of formulae in cylindrical geometry
L2.3. Essays on formulae
L2.3.A. Interactions between two semi-infinite media
L2.3.B. Layered systems
L2.3.C. The Derjaguin transform for interactions between oppositely curved surfaces
L2.3.D. Hamaker approximation. Hybridization to modern theory
L2.3.E. Point particles in dilute gases and suspensions
L2.3.F. Point particles and a planar substrate
L2.3.G. Line particles in dilute suspension
L2.4. Computation
L2.4.A. Properties of dielectric response
L2.4.B. Integration algorithms
L2.4.C. Numerical conversion of full spectra into forces
L2.4.D. Sample spectral parameters
L2.4.E. Department of tricks, shortcuts, and desperate necessities
L2.4.F. Sample programs, approximate procedures
LEVEL 3. FOUNDATIONS
L3.1. Story, stance, strategy
L3.2. Notation used in level 3 derivations
L3.2.A. Lifshitz result
L3.2.B. Layered systems
L3.2.C. Ionic-fluctuation forces
L3.2.D. Anisotropic media
L3.2.E. Anisotropic ionic media
L3.3. A heuristic derivation of Lifshitz’ general result for the interaction between two semi-infinite media across a planar gap
L3.4. Derivation of van der Waals interactions in layered planar systems
L3.5. Inhomogeneous media
L3.6. Ionic-charge fluctuations
L3.7. Anisotropic media
Problem sets
Problem sets for Prelude
Problem sets for level 1
Problem sets for level 2
Notes
Prelude
8
23
36
55
69
Level 1, Introduction
4
Level 2, Formulae
4
12
13
14
Level 2, Computation
2
10
28
Level 3, Foundations
10
12
16
18
20
23
24
25
28
31
Index
ABCD
EF
GHI
KLMNOP
RS
TUVWXZ
