Isotropic-to-cholesteric transition in liquid crystal elastomers

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 1 1, 2003, Pages 117011-117016

  Warner, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTOMERS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

FRANK ELASTIC ENERGY;

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0038731295     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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