Colloid-induced structure in liquid crystal media

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 12, 2005, Pages

  Sokolovska, T G ^a   Sokolovskii, R O ^a   Patey, G N ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOID-INDUCED STRUCTURE; DENSITY-ORIENTATIONAL DISTRIBUTION; LIQUID CRYSTAL MEDIA; SPHERICAL SURFACE;

ANISOTROPY; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COLLOIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; VECTORS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 17444400948     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1870912     Document Type: Article

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