Spatio-temporal patterns in the thermoconvection of a planar nematic layer: I. Weakly nonlinear models

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 265-281

  Plaut, E ^a,b   Ribotta, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

42.70.Dr Surface tensio driven instability; 47.20.Bp Buoyancy driven instability; 47.20.Ky Nonlinearity (including bifurcation theory)

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BUOYANCY; HEAT CONVECTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POINT DEFECTS; STABILITY; SURFACE TENSION; VECTORS;

BUOYANCY DRIVEN INSTABILITY; LINEAR ANALYSIS; NEMATOHYDRODYNAMICS; SURFACE TENSION DRIVEN INSTABILITY; WAVE VECTOR;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0032290603     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510050444     Document Type: Article

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