Flow and reorientation in the dynamics of nematic defects

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 36, Issue 10-11, 2009, Pages 1185-1192

  Sonnet, André M ^a   Virga, Epifanio G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Defect dynamics; Disclinations; Ericksen Leslie equations; Nematic liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049147973     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678290903034480     Document Type: Article

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