Evolution of disclinations in cholesteric liquid crystals

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

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 041701/1-041701/5

  Zhang, F ^a   Yang, D K ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFECT DENSITY; DISCLINATIONS; INCOMPRESSIBLE LAYERED MESOPHASE; OILY STREAKS;

CAPACITANCE; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; FUNCTIONS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

ARTICLE;

EID: 41349083065     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.66.041701     Document Type: Article

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