Effect of hydrodynamic flow on kinetics of nematic-isotropic transition in liquid crystals

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-177

  Fukuda, J I ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

64.60.Cn Order disorder transformations; statistical mechanics of model systems; 64.70.Md Transitions in liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; TENSORS; TOPOLOGY;

PHASE TRANSITION KINETICS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0031627837     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510050168     Document Type: Article

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