Monte carlo simulations of stable point defects in hybrid nematic films

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 79, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 4401-4404

  Chiccoli, C ^a   Lavrentovich, O D ^b   Pasini, P ^a   Zannoni, C ^c  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 4243434882     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4401     Document Type: Article

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