Physics of defects in nematic liquid crystals

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 481-492

  Repnik, R ^a   Mathelitsch, L ^b   Svetec, M ^a,c   Kralj, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c Regl Development Agency Mura Ltd   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLASMAS; POINT DEFECTS;

ANNIHILATION DYNAMICS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0041695389     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/24/4/366     Document Type: Article

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