Curvature elasticity in liquid crystals

Physics Report

Volumn 277, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 283-384

  Singh, Shri ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Liquid crystal; Ordered phase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030525254     PISSN: 03701573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0370-1573(96)00016-6     Document Type: Article

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