Crossing of disclinations in nematic slabs

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-176

  Ishikawa, T ^a   Lavrentovich, O D ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032518120     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i1998-00126-5     Document Type: Article

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