Elastic forces on nematic point defects

Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 307-319

  Gartland Jr , Eugene C ^a   Sonnet, André M ^b   Virga, Epifanio G ^c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

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EID: 0036017750     PISSN: 09351175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00161-002-0099-8     Document Type: Article

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