Pattern Formation in Electroconvection of Nematics under Spatially-Periodic Force

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 328, Issue , 1999, Pages 565-572

  Hidaka, Yoshiki ^a   Fujimura, Tsuyoshi ^a   Mori, Nobu Aki ^a   Kai, Shoichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electroconvection; Entrainment; Pattern selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041725769     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259908026101     Document Type: Article

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