Experimental study of dynamics of topological defects in nematic polymer liquid crystals

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1618-1625

  Wang, Wei ^a,b   Shiwaku, Toshio ^a,c   Hashimoto, Takeji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c Polyplastics co   (Japan)

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EID: 0005467240     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.475532     Document Type: Article

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