Distortions induced by a magnetic field in planar aligned samples of smectic-C liquid crystals

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

Volumn 366, Issue , 2001, Pages 919-928

  Stewart, Iain W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Helfrich Hurault instability; Layer distortions; Smectic C

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043121529     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587250108024035     Document Type: Article

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