On the numerical study of Frederick transition in nematic liquid crystals

Journal of Molecular Liquids

Volumn 138, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 14-19

  Shoarinejad, S ^a   Shahzamanian, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Backflow effect; Frederick transition; Nematic liquid crystal

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; VELOCITY CONTROL;

BACKFLOW EFFECTS; CENTER REORIENTATION; FREDERICK TRANSITIONS; VELOCITY FIELDS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 37249034776     PISSN: 01677322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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