Propagating electrohydrodynamic instabilities in nematics

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dc.contributor.author	Raghunathan, V.A.	-
dc.contributor.author	Maheswara Murthy, P.R.	-
dc.contributor.author	Madhusudana, N.V.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2007-05-18T10:33:55Z	-
dc.date.available	2007-05-18T10:33:55Z	-
dc.date.issued	1991-05	-
dc.identifier.citation	Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 1991, Vol.199, p239-248	en
dc.identifier.issn	1058-725X	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2333	-
dc.description	Restricted Access.	en
dc.description.abstract	We show that a propagating electrohydrodynamic instability occurs in a nematic liquid crystal at the threshold of DC excitation if the symmetry of a planar aligned cell is changed by introducing a small pretilt of the director. Flexoelectric torques, which are b.pi/2 out of phase with those produced by other couplings, provide the driving mechanism for the propagating mode, whose direction depends on that of the applied field. Some experimental observations on this mode are also presented.	en
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dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	-
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Gordon and Breach Science Publishers.	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00268949108030935	en
dc.rights	1991 OPA (Overseas Publishers Association) N.V.	en
dc.subject	electrohydrodynamic instabilities	en
dc.subject	nematics	en
dc.title	Propagating electrohydrodynamic instabilities in nematics	en
dc.type	Article	en
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