Topological defects in schlieren textures of biaxial and uniaxial nematics

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Chiccoli, C ^a   Feruli, I ^b   Lavrentovich, O D ^c   Pasini, P ^a   Shiyanovskii, S V ^c   Zannoni, C ^b  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIAXIAL NEMATICS; SCHLIEREN TEXTURES; TOPOLOGICAL DEFECTS; UNIAXIAL NEMATICS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THIN FILMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOPOLOGY;

TEXTURES;

ARTICLE;

EID: 37649026780     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.66.030701     Document Type: Article

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