Zigzag structures and domain walls in electroconvection of nematic liquid crystal

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

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 5092-5100

  Zhao, H ^a   Kramer, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

ELECTROCONVECTION;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0034297706     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.5092     Document Type: Article

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