Viscous forces on nematic defects

Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 287-295

  Sonnet, André M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backflow; Defect dynamics; Liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THIN FILMS; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

BACKFLOW; DEFECT ANNIHILATIONS; DEFECT DYNAMICS; VISCOUS FORCE;

CRYSTAL DEFECTS;

EID: 23244458359     PISSN: 09351175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00161-005-0204-x     Document Type: Article

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