Topology of smectic order on compact substrates

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Xing, Xiangjun ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; MODULATION; SPHERES; TOPOLOGY;

1-FORMS; CURVED SUBSTRATES; DENSITY MODULATION; DIFFERENTIAL FORMS; DISCLINATIONS; DISLOCATION DENSITIES; LOCAL PHASE; LOW-ENERGY EXCITATIONS; LOW-ENERGY STATES; SMECTIC ORDER; SQUARE ROOTING; TOPOLOGICAL CHARGES;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 53449094240     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.147801     Document Type: Article

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