Classical Mechanics: Including an Introduction to the Theory of Elasticity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783319487090)

Reinhard Hentschke studied physics at the University of Osnabr?k, Germany. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Maine, USA, with a thesis entitled "Application of Conformal Invariance to the Investigation of Second Order Surface Phase Transitions". After a stay as a visiting scientist at the Department of Chemistry, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, he worked as a postdoc at the Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University. Returning to Germany he joined the Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research as a staff scientist. After obtaining his Habilitation in Physical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, Gutenberg University, Mainz, he moved to Wuppertal, where he is a professor in Physics at the Bergische Universit舩.

His research interests have frequently straddled the boundary between physics and chemis-try. Early work as a Diplom and Ph.D. student has focused on surface physics, dealing with topics in molecule/ion-surface collisions and surface phase transitions. During his postdoctoral years the focus shifted to theoretical physical chemistry of reversible molecular aggrega-tion as found in micellar and protein systems and the attendant liquid crystalline phase be-havior. As a scientist at the Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research he has concen-trated on computer modelling of polymers.

Subsequent work has been a synthesis of these earlier fields. His group has concentrated on (a) the theoretical investigation of sorption in polymer networks, using computer simulation methods and lattice theory; (b) reversible self-assembly and phase behavior of equilibrium polymers, using again a combi-nation of computer simulation and analytical theory; (c) dielectric properties in conjunc-tion with the structural phase behavior of dipolar fluids; (d) the development of computer algorithms for molecular modelling. Recently he has become interested in theoretical problems encountered in elastomer technology.