Breakdown of dynamic scaling of disclination loop decay biased by electrohydrodynamic convection in a nematic liquid crystal

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 79, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 4206-4209

  Shehadeh, H M ^a   McClymer, J P ^a  

^a University of Maine ^*  (United States)

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EID: 4243354732     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4206     Document Type: Article

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