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                      | Detailed information | 
                     
                                
                    
                      | Original study plan | 
                      Bachelor's programme Technical Physics 2013W | 
                     
                      
                    
                      | Objectives | 
                      Introduction to the field "Soft Matter Physics"
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                      | Subject | 
                      Definition of solid, soft and condensed matter;
Energy and entropy elasticity;
Hyperelasticity models of elastomers and gels;
Examples of soft materials: organic molecules/crystals, elastomers, polymers, liquid crystals, colloides, amphiphile substances, biological soft matter
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                      | Criteria for evaluation | 
                      oral or written examination
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                      | Methods | 
                      Lecture
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                      | Language | 
                      English (German) | 
                     
                      
                    
                      | Study material | 
                      Treloar, Weiner, Rubinstein, Hamley, Elias, Strobl
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                      | Changing subject? | 
                      No | 
                     
                      
                    
                     
                    
                    
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