Radiative transfer theory and diffusion of light in nematic liquid crystals

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

Volumn 321, Issue , 1998, Pages 403-418

  Stark, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Light scattering; Nematic liquid crystals; Radiative transfer theory

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (OPTICAL); LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL CORRELATION; WAVE EQUATIONS;

RADIATIVE TRANSFER THEORY;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0032178244     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259808025106     Document Type: Article

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