The effect of the elastic constants on the alignment and electro-optic behaviour of smectic C liquid crystals

European Journal of Applied Mathematics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-291

  Brown, C V ^a   Dunn, P E ^a   Jones, J C ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031499777     PISSN: 09567925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0956792597003124     Document Type: Article

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