Defect modeling in spreading nematic droplets

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Lin, T S ^a   Kondic, L ^a   Cummings, L J ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LINES; DEFECT MODELING; GAIN INSIGHT; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; LENGTH SCALE; LUBRICATION MODELS; NEMATIC DROPLETS; SPREADING DROPLETS;

DROPS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

DEFECTS;

EID: 84856686319     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.85.012702     Document Type: Article

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