Surface modes at the nematic-isotropic interface

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

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 8-

  Popa Nita, V ^a   Sluckin, T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; TENSORS; VISCOSITY;

DIFFUSE THEORY; NEMATIC-ISOTROPIC SYSTEM; SHARP INTERFACE MODEL; STRESS TENSORS;

SURFACE PHENOMENA;

ARTICLE;

EID: 41349087246     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.66.041703     Document Type: Article

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