Smectic blue phases: Layered systems with high intrinsic curvature

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 4 1, 2003, Pages 417031-4170311

  DiDonna, B A ^a   Kamien, Randall D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFECTS; FREE ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACE PHENOMENA; SURFACES;

EDGE DEFECTS; LAYERED STRUCTURES;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 18544400071     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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