Dynamic interactions between nematic point defects in the spinning extrusion duct of spiders

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 124, Issue 14, 2006, Pages

  De Luca, Gino ^a   Rey, Alejandro D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SILK; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TENSORS; TOPOLOGY;

ANISOTROPIC FLUID PHASE; DYNAMIC INTERACTIONS; EXTRUSION DUCT; SPIDERS;

POINT DEFECTS;

EID: 34547555184     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2186640     Document Type: Article

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