Vanishing disclination lines in lyotropic biaxial nematics

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

Volumn 292, Issue , 1997, Pages 103-112

  Galerne, Yves ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE ET CHIMIE DES MATÉRIAUX DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Ghostlike point defects; Lyotropic liquid crystals; Real proof of biaxiality; Uniaxial and biaxial nematic phases; Zigzagging disclination lines

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142527988     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259708031922     Document Type: Article

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