Irreducible function bases for simple fluids and liquid crystal films

Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Physik

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 462-477

  Steigmann, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid crystals; Material symmetry; Thin films

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038407224     PISSN: 00442275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00033-003-2038-3     Document Type: Article

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