Schlieren textures in biaxial nematic liquid crystals

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 288, Issue , 1996, Pages 7-14

  Chandrasekhar, S ^a   Nair, Geetha G ^a   Praefcke, K ^b   Singer, D ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR NANO AND SOFT MATTER SCIENCES   (India)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; SCHLIEREN SYSTEMS; TEXTURES;

BIAXIAL NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SCHLIEREN TEXTURES; STRENGTH DISCLINATIONS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0030385543     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259608034579     Document Type: Article

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