Bifurcation phenomena in flows of a nematic liquid crystal

International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos in Applied Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 427-441

  Peacock, T ^a   Mullin, T ^a   Binks, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0039446337     PISSN: 02181274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218127499000286     Document Type: Article

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