Instabilities and self-organization in materials [electronic resource] / Nasr M. Ghoniem, Daniel D. Walgraef. Ghoniem, N. M. (Nasr Mostafa) Walgraef, D. (Daniel) Materials science. TA407 620.1123 22 In slip case. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Instabilities and self-organisation in materials are at the core of technological applications. In nano-technology, manufacturing of electronic and electromagnetic devices relies on the natural tendency of materials to undergo 'self-organisaton'. Fundamentals are covered in volume I and applications in volume II. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. 2008. 2008 Text 1 online resource (2 v. (xiii, 1158 p.)) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199298686.001.0001 eng