Molecular theory of smectic C liquid crystals

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 399-409

  Velasco, E ^a,c   Mederos, L ^b   Sluckin, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 0000100353     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678299608032053     Document Type: Article

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