Annihilation of nematic point defects: Pre-collision and post-collision evolution

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-79

  Svetec, M ^a,b   Kralj, S ^b,c   Bradac Z ^b   Zumer S ^c,d  

^a Regional Development Agency Ltd   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^c JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; LATTICE CONSTANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEATION;

ANNIHILATION; NEMATIC POINT DEFECTS; RADIAL EQUILIBRIUM STRUCTURES; SEMI-MICROSCOPIC LATTICE-TYPE MODELS;

CRYSTAL DEFECTS;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; LIQUID CRYSTAL;

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33744825719     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: 1292895X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2005-10120-9     Document Type: Article

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