
NotationsPreface to the first editionPreface to the second Edition Chapter 1 Introduction to soft matterChapter 2 Discovery of soft-matter quasicrystals and their properties2.1 Experimental observation of quasicrystalline phases in soft matter2.2 Characters of soft-matter quasicrystals2.3...

This book highlights the mathematical models and solutions of the generalized dynamics of soft-matter quasicrystals (SMQ) and introduces possible applications of the theory and methods. Based on the theory of quasiperiodic symmetry and symmetry breaking, the book treats the dynamics...