Director field configurations around a spherical particle in a nematic liquid crystal

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 311-321

  Stark, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

61.30.Cz Theory and models of liquid crystal structure; 61.30.Jf Defects in liquid crystals; 77.84.Nh liquids, emulsions, and suspensions; liquid crystals

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EID: 0001535932     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510050860     Document Type: Article

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