Electric Nusselt number characterization of electroconvection in nematic liquid crystals

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 515-520

  Gleeson, J T ^a   Gheorghiu, N ^a   Plaut, E ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NANCY UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

47.20.Ky Nonlinearity (including bifurcation theory); 47.54.+r Pattern selection; pattern formation; 61.30. v Liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043197371     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10051-002-8995-z     Document Type: Article

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