Finite Planar Domains of Smectic a Liquid Crystals Subjected to Uniform Pressure and Magnetic Fields

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

Volumn 328, Issue , 1999, Pages 505-512

  Stewart, Iain W ^a   Barclay, Graeme J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Helfrich Hurault instability; Layer undulations; Smectic A

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043228277     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259908026094     Document Type: Article

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