Anchoring of nematic liquid crystals at a solid substrate

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 2436-2443

  Poniewierski, A ^a   Samborski, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Poland)

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EID: 0041324196     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.53.2436     Document Type: Article

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