Preliminary communications flow past finite obstacles in smectic liquid crystals: Permeative flow induced sa to sc phase transition

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 665-668

  Walton, H G ^a   Stewart, I W ^a,b   Towler, M J ^a  

^a SHARP LABORATORIES OF EUROPE LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0006932116     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678299608031157     Document Type: Article

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