Computer simulation of liquid crystals

Lecture Notes in Physics

Volumn 704, Issue , 2006, Pages 191-210

  Allen, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34047201498     PISSN: 00758450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-35284-8_9     Document Type: Article

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