Imperfections in focal conic domains: The role of dislocations

Philosophical Magazine

Volumn 86, Issue 28, 2006, Pages 4439-4458

  Kleman, M ^a   Meyer, C ^b   Nastishin, Yu A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b Universite de Picardie Jules Verne   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL OPTICS   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COOLING; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; VECTORS;

BURGERS VECTOR; DISCLINATIONS; FOCAL CONIC DOMAINS (FCD); NEMATIC PHASE;

DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS);

EID: 33748990889     PISSN: 14786435     EISSN: 14786443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786430600724496     Document Type: Article

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