Use of meanders and train tracks for description of defects and textures in liquid crystals and 2 + 1 gravity

Journal of Geometry and Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 23-58

  Kholodenko, Arkady L ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2+1 gravity; Defects in liquid crystals; Meanders; Train tracks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034148604     PISSN: 03930440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0393-0440(99)00039-X     Document Type: Article

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