Pseudo-Casimir effect in untwisted chiral nematic liquid crystals

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 6-

  Karimi Pour Haddadan, F ^a,b   Allender, D W ^a   Zumer S ^b,c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

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EID: 85035307685     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.64.061701     Document Type: Article

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