Capillary filling of nematic liquid crystals

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 1992-2000

  Mi, Xiang Dong ^a   Yang, Deng Ke ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000558003     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.58.1992     Document Type: Article

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