Nematic films and radially anisotropic delaunay surfaces

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 315-329

  Chen, B G ^a   Kamien, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXI-SYMMETRIC; BUBBLE SHAPES; DELAUNAY; ELASTIC ENERGIES; NEMATIC FILMS; RADIALLY ANISOTROPIC;

SURFACE TENSION;

ELASTIC CONSTANTS;

EID: 67349085023     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: 1292895X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2008-10441-1     Document Type: Article

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