Pseudo-Casimir Structural Force Drives Spinodal Dewetting in Nematic Liquid Crystals

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1228-1231

  Ziherl, P ^a   Podgornik, R ^a   Zumer S ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

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EID: 0000965688     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.84.1228     Document Type: Article

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