Topological structure of knotted vortex lines in liquid crystals

Communications in Theoretical Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1129-1134

  Duan, Yi Shi ^a   Zhao, Li ^a   Zhang, Xin Hui ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Branch processes; Chern Simons action; Knotted vortex lines; Liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250705853     PISSN: 02536102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0253-6102/47/6/032     Document Type: Article

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