Pattern Formations of Smectic-A Domains Grown from an Isotropic Phase in Cano Wedges

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

Volumn 328, Issue , 1999, Pages 549-556

  Todorokihara, Masayoshi ^a   Naito, Hiroyoshi ^a   Zhong Can, O U Yang ^b  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cano wedge; Equilibrium shape; Pattern formation; Plane curves; Smectic A liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042226058     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259908026099     Document Type: Article

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