Computer simulation study of a liquid crystal confined to a spherical cavity

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

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Trukhina, Yu ^a   Schilling, T ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY;

SPHEROCYLINDERS; SURFACE FILMS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 40749154406     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.77.011701     Document Type: Article

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