Molecular dynamics simulation of a nanoscopic nematic twist cell

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Mirantsev, Leonid V ^a   Virga, Epifanio G ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROBLEMS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRAPOLATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOSCIENCE; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

CONTINUUM LANDAU THEORY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANOSCOPIC CELLS; NEMATIC TWIST CELLS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 34547936729     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.76.021703     Document Type: Article

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