Zigzag instability of a χ disclination line in a cholesteric liquid crystal

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 489-500

  Dequidt, A ^a   Oswald, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CRYSTALLINE SURFACES; HERRING INSTABILITY; PLANAR CHOLESTERIC SAMPLES; SMECTIC-CHOLESTERIC;

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; METHODOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CHOLESTEROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PHASE TRANSITION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 33646424675     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: 1292895X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2006-10004-6     Document Type: Article

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