Unstable periodic structures in nematic liquid crystals

Brazilian Journal of Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 348-358

  Simoes M ^a,b   Palangana, A J ^a   Evangelista, L R ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

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EID: 0032263840     PISSN: 01039733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-97331998000400010     Document Type: Review

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