The stability of travelling waves induced by crossed electric and magnetic fields in nematic liquid crystals

Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 191-203

  Stewart, I W ^a   Faulkner, T R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031519061     PISSN: 09351175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001610050065     Document Type: Article

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