Cell number selection in electrohydrodynamic convection in liquid crystals

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 453, Issue 1965, 1997, Pages 2109-2122

  Binks, D J ^a,b   Mullin, T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33746793731     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1997.0113     Document Type: Article

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