Formation and distribution of point defects on a disclination line near a free nematic interface

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

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2001, Pages

  Ignés Mullol, Jordi ^a   Baudry, Jean ^a   Oswald, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; NUCLEATION;

NEMATIC INTERFACES;

POINT DEFECTS;

EID: 4243519079     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.63.031701     Document Type: Article

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