Defect-induced melting in nematic liquid crystals

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1301-1304

  Mottram, N J ^a   Sluckin, T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MELTING POINT; PHASE TRANSITION; TEMPERATURE; THEORY;

EID: 0033673053     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026782900423340     Document Type: Article

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