Superposition and universality in the linear viscoelasticity of Leslie-Ericksen liquid crystals

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1067-1084

  De Andrade Lima, L R P ^a   Rey, A D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; NUMBER THEORY; RELAXATION PROCESSES; RESONANCE; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY;

DATA SETS; MONODOMAIN NEMATICS; NEMATODYNAMICS; POISEUILLE FLOW;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 6444226080     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1773784     Document Type: Article

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