Study of elastic constant ratios in nematic liquid crystals

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1-3

  Stromer J F ^a   Raynes, E P ^a   Brown, C V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; MATERIALS SCIENCE; RATE CONSTANTS;

ELASTIC CONSTANT RATIOS; HELIX UNWINDING; NEMATIC MATERIALS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 31944435509     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2162694     Document Type: Article

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