The evolution equation for a disclination in a nematic liquid crystal

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 458, Issue 2017, 2002, Pages 1-20

  Cermelli, Paolo ^a   Fried, Eliot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Configurational forces; Disclinations; Eshelby's paradox; Nematic liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

EID: 57249085582     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2001.0876     Document Type: Article

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