Phase transitions in lyotropic nematic gels

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 403-411

  Lacoste, D ^a,b   Lau, A W C ^a   Lubensky, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

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EID: 0036666230     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2002-10022-4     Document Type: Article

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