Nonparallel solutions of extended nematic polymers under an external field

Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 907-929

  Zhou, Hong ^a   Wang, Hongyun ^b   Wang, Q I ^c,d  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dipolar nematics; Equilibrium solutions; Kinetic theory; Liquid crystals; Magnetic dispersions; Polymers

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250875763     PISSN: 15313492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/dcdsb.2007.7.907     Document Type: Article

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