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Titre de l'ouvrage : Intermolecular and Surface Forces (J. Israelachvili, 2011)

Num. Chap.	Titre du chapitre	Page
1	Historical Perspective	3
2	Thermodynamic and Statistical Aspects of Intermolecular Forces	23
3	Strong Intermolecular Forces: Covalent and Coulomb Interactions	53
4	Interactions Involving Polar Molecules	71
5	Interactions Involving the Polarization of Molecules	91
6	Van der Waals Forces	107
7	Repulsive Steric Forces, Total Intermolecular Pair Potentials, and Liquid Structure	133
8	Special Interactions: Hydrogen-Bonding and Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions	151
9	Nonequilibrium and Time-Dependent Interactions	169
10	Unifying Concepts in Intermolecular and Interparticle Forces	191
11	Contrasts between Intermolecular, Interparticle, and Intersurface Forces	205
12	Force-Measuring Techniques	223
13	Van der Waals Forces between Particles and Surfaces	253
14	Electrostatic Forces between Surfaces in Liquids	291
15	Solvation, Structural, and Hydration Forces	341
16	Steric (Polymer-Mediated) and Thermal Fluctuation Forces	381
17	Adhesion and Wetting Phenomena	415
18	Friction and Lubrication Forces	469
19	Thermodynamic Principles of Self-Assembly	503
20	Soft and Biological Structures	535
21	Interactions of Biological Membranes and Structures	577
22	Dynamic Biointeractions	617

Chapitre 1 : Historical Perspective	Page
The Four Forces of Nature	3
Greek and Medieval Notions of Intermolecular Forces	3
The Seventeenth Century: First Scientific Period	5
The Eighteenth Century: Confusion, Contradictions, and Controversy	7
The Nineteenth Century: Continuum versus Molecular Theories	8
Intermolecular Force-Laws and Interaction Potentials: Long- and Short-Range Forces	9
First Successful Phenomenological Theories	12
First Estimates of Molecular Sizes	15
The Twentieth Century: Understanding Simple Systems	16
Recent Trends	17