Flow patterns and disclination-density measurements in sheared nematic liquid crystals ii: Tumbling 8cb

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 539-546

  Mather, P T ^a   Pearson, D S ^a   Larson, R G ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

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EID: 0000112308     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678299608031140     Document Type: Article

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