<p>Much more than a slight revision, this second edition of the successful "Handbook of Liquid Crystals" is completely restructured and streamlined, with updated as well as completely new topics, 100% more content and a new team of editors and authors. As such, it fills the gap for a definitive, single source reference for all those working in the field of organized fluids and will set the standard for the next decade.<br /><br />The Handbook's new structure facilitates navigation and combines the presentation of the content by topic and by liquid-crystal type: A fundamentals volume sets the stage for an understanding of the liquid crystal state of matter, while individual volumes cover the main types and forms, with a final volume bringing together the diverse liquid crystal phases through their applications.<br /><br />This unrivaled, all-embracing coverage represents the undiluted knowledge on liquid crystals, making the Handbook a must-have wherever liquid crystals are investigated, produced or used, and in institutions where their science and technology is taught.<br /><br /><b>Also available electronically on Wiley Online Library, </b></p><p>Volume 1: Fundamentals of Liquid Crystals<br />Volume 2: Physical Properties and Phase Behavior of Liquid Crystals<br />Volume 3: Nematic and Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals<br />Volume 4: Smectic and Columnar Liquid Crystals<br />Volume 5: Non-Conventional Liquid Crystals<br />Volume 6: Nanostructured and Amphiphilic Liquid Crystals<br />Volume 7: Supermolecular and Polymeric Liquid Crystals<br />Volume 8: Applications of Liquid Crystals</p>