Thin nematic films: Metastability and spinodal dewetting

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 82, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 2693-2696

  Vandenbrouck, F ^a   Valignat, M P ^a   Cazabat, A M ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

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EID: 0001525010     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.2693     Document Type: Article

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