External field-induced switching in nematic elastomers: A Monte Carlo study

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-298

  Skacej G ^a,b   Zannoni, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; REFLECTION; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SWITCHING; TEXTURES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTRA; MESOGENIC UNITS; SHEAR DEFORMATIONS;

ELASTOMERS;

EID: 33746647464     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: 1292895X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2006-10020-6     Document Type: Article

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