Soft elasticity and microstructure in smectic C elastomers

Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 319-334

  Adams, James ^a   Conti, Sergio ^a   DeSimone, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Liquid crystal elastomers; Microstructure; Smectic liquid crystals; Soft elasticity

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELASTICITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; STRAIN;

LIQUID CRYSTAL ELASTOMERS; QUASICONVEX HULL; SOFT ELASTICITY;

ELASTOMERS;

EID: 33845660444     PISSN: 09351175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00161-006-0031-8     Document Type: Article

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