{"product_id":"fracture-mechanics-of-ceramics-von-unknown","title":"Fracture Mechanics of Ceramics","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book, Organic Photochromic and Thermochromic  Compounds, is the fourth major treatise on photochromism involving  organic molecules and derived systems. The first such book was edited  by G.H. Brown in the Weissberger series in 1971, the second was edited  by H. Dürr and H. Bouas-Laurent in the Elsevier series in 1990.     A third book, edited by C.B. McArdle, should be added to the list,  which focuses on the very important topic of the behavior of  photochromic systems in polymer matrices.    The current book is a result of the large increase in the number of  publications and patents concerning photochromic compounds and their  use in various applications (e.g. ophthalmic lenses, security  printing, etc.) during the last 10 years. As a result of this  increased interest, two successful International Symposia on  Photochromism have been held: the first, ISOP93, in France on Embiez  Island near Bandol (September 12-16, 1993) and the second,  ISOP96, in the United States in Clearwater, Florida (September  8-12, 1996). The number of countries represented at each of  these symposia (17 and 16, respectively) attests to the international  scope of the photochromic research community. This global interest is  also exemplified by the authors of the chapters within this book.     The second volume of this new review is focused on the  physico-chemical properties and photochromic behavior of the  best-known systems, which have led to new developments in the known  photochromic series or the discovery of new families.    Chapters are included on the most appropriate physico-chemical methods  by which photochromic substances can be studied (spectrokinetic  studies on photostationary states, Raman spectroscopy, EPR, chemical  computations and molecular modeling, X-ray diffraction analysis). In  addition, special topics such as interaction between photochromic  compounds and polymer matrices, photodegradation mechanisms, and  potential biological applications have been treated. The last chapter,  on thermochromic materials, is included to emphasize the chemical  similarities between photochromic and thermochromic materials.    In general, the literature cited within the chapters covers  publications through 1995.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9780306410222\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover - 9780306410222","offer_id":51117183110,"sku":"9780306410222","price":213.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/0cc85daa-6dda-46ef-8450-adac0a52c94f.jpg?v=1762318860","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/fracture-mechanics-of-ceramics-von-unknown","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}