Shear-induced melting of smectic-A liquid crystals

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

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 5064-5080

  Mottram, N J ^a   Sluckin, T J ^a,b   Elston, S J ^a,c   Towler, M J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d SHARP LABORATORIES OF EUROPE LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHASE DIAGRAMS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SHEAR STRESS;

CHEVRON STRUCTURES; LANDAU EXPANSION; LANDAU-DE GENNER THEORY;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0034293990     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.5064     Document Type: Article

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