Disordered Materials

Paolo M. Ossi is a full professor of Experimental Physics of Matter at the University of Messina and an adjunct professor at the Politecnico di Milano. He has authored or co-authored over 240 publications in scientific journals and thirteen invited book chapters. His notable books include "Disordered Materials - An Introduction" (Springer, Berlin, 2nd Ed., 2006; 3rd Ed., 2024) and "Plasmi per Superfici" (PoliPress, Milan, 2006, in Italian).His research interests encompass the synthesis of nanoparticles in laser ablation-produced plasmas, the synthesis and optical properties of plasmonic surfaces and their applications in drug dosing in biological fluids and the sensing of chemical species, the interaction between UV radiation and snow (both natural and artificial), and innovative ski materials for alpine skiing.He is also the author of the short novel "Ricreazione" (Robin Edizioni, 2017, in Italian). Additionally, he is a ski instructor specializing in alpine skiing, an athletics coach focused on speed, and a member of the Italian Alpine Club, Section Gressoney, and the Club of 4000.

• Platonic Solids: Geometry and Symmetry.- Structural Order.- The Glass Transition.- The Structure of Disordered Systems.- Clusters.- Quasicrystals.

“This book provides a sequential introduction to the topics of order/disorder, issues of symmetry, and the complexity of materials, written in a style suitable for physics students who need to acquire the basics of the respective mathematical methods for theory and data interpretation.” (Eugene Postnikov, zbMATH 1555.82003, 2025)