Spinodal dewetting of a nematic liquid crystal film

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 2974-2976

  Braun, F N ^a   Yokoyama, H ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ELECTROTECHNICAL LABORATORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; ELASTICITY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE; SURFACES; THIN FILMS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; WETTING;

DAMPING EFFECT; DISJOINING PRESSURE; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL FILM; NON ANTAGONISTIC ANCHORING CONDITIONS; SPINODAL DEWETTING;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0034238987     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.2974     Document Type: Article

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