Self Assembly in Soft Matter Physics & Physical Oceanography

Soft Matter Book List

(with thanks to Sabyasachi Dasgupta)

  1. Physical Biology of the Cell by Rob Phillips, Jane Kondev, Julie Theriot
  2. Biophysics - Searching for Principles by William Bialek
  3. Biological Physics: Energy, Information, Life by Philip Nelson
  4. Physical Models of Living Systems by University Philip Nelson
  5. Soft Matter Physics by Masao Doi
  6. Fundamentals of Soft Matter Science by Linda S. Hirst
  7. Understanding Molecular Simulation: From Algorithms to Applications by Daan Frenkel, Berend Smit Professor
  8. Cytomechanics: The Mechanical Basis of Cell Form and Structure by Jürgen Bereiter-Hahn, O. Roger Anderson, Wolf-Ernst Reif
  9. Statistical Thermodynamics by Samuel A. Safran
  10. Structure and Dynamics of Membranes: I. From Cells to Vesicles / II. Generic and Specific Interactions (Handbook of Biological Physics) by R. Lipowsky, E. Sackmann
  11. Structure, Dynamics, and Biogenesis of Biomembranes by Ryo Sato, Shun-Ichi Ohnishi
  12. Polymer Solutions: An Introduction to Physical Properties by Iwao Teraoka
  13. Polymer Physics (Chemistry) by Michael Rubinstein, Ralph H. Colby
  14. Physics of Continuous Matter, Second Edition: Exotic and Everyday Phenomena in the Macroscopic World by B. Lautrup
  15. Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology by Russell Hobbie, Bradley J Roth
  16. Mathematical Methods for Physicists by Arfken
  17. Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering: by K. F. Riley, M. P. Hobson, S. J. Bence
  18. Classical Mechanics by Herbert Goldstein
  19. Theory of Elasticity: Course of Theoretical Physics - Vol. 7 by Landau
  20. Fluid Mechanics: Course of Theoretical Physics - Vol. 6 by Landau
  21. Introduction to Solid State Physics by Charles Kittel
  22. Statistical Mechanics: A Set of Lectures by Richard P. Feynman
  23. Statistical Mechanics by Kerson Huang
  24. A Modern Course in Statistical Physics by Linda E. Reichl
  25. Principles of Condensed Matter Physics by P. M. Chaikin, T. C. Lubensky
  26. Elasticity and Geometry: From hair curls to the non-linear response of shells by Basile Audoly, Yves Pomeau
  27. Introduction to Linear Elasticity by Phillip L Gould
  28. Shell and Membrane Theories in Mechanics and Biology: From Macro- to Nanoscale Structures (Advanced Structured Materials) by Holm Altenbach, Gennadi Mikhasev
  29. Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Molecular Simulation by Mark Tuckerman
  30. Theory of Simple Liquids: with Applications to Soft Matter by Jean-Pierre Hansen, I.R. McDonald
  31. The Physics of Liquid Crystals by Pierre Gilles de Gennes and Jacques Prost
  32. Soft Matter Volumes 1- 4 by Gompper, G and Schick, M Schick
  33. Introduction to Polymer Dynamics by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
  34. Scaling Concepts in Polymer Physics by Pierre Gilles de Gennes
  35. Fragile Objects: Soft Matter, Hard Science and the Thrill of Discovery by Pierre Gilles de Gennes and J. Badoz
  36. Capillarity and Wetting Phenomena: Drops, Bubbles, Pearls, Waves by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes and Francoise Brochard-Wyart
  37. Physical Hydrodynamics by Etienne Guyon, Jean-Pierre Hulin, Luca Petiti, Catalin D. Mitescu
  38. Soft Matter Physics: An Introduction by J. Friedel, Maurice Kleman, Oleg D. Laverntovich
  39. Introduction to Soft Matter: Polymers, Colloids, Amphiphiles and Liquid Crystal by Ian W. Hamley
  40. An Introduction to Dynamics of Colloids by J.K.G. Dhont
  41. Soft condensed matter" by R. A. L. Jones
  42. Structured fluids Thomas Witten
  43. Colloidal dispersions Russel, Saville, Schowalter
  44. Rheophysics Patrick Oswald