Orientational capillary pressure on a nematic point defect

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

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 3259-3263

  Peroli, G Guidone ^a   Hillig, G ^b   Saupe, A ^c   Virga, E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001161151     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.58.3259     Document Type: Article

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