Singularities in nematics: The effect of elastic constant variations

dc.contributor.author	Kini, U D
dc.contributor.author	Ranganath, G S
dc.date.accessioned	2007-06-13T05:55:43Z
dc.date.available	2007-06-13T05:55:43Z
dc.date.issued	1977
dc.description	Restricted Access.	en
dc.description.abstract	In this paper we report typical calculations of the variations in the deformation energy, interaction energy and orientational pattern of + 1, - 1, +½ and -½ singularities in the neighbourhood of a nematic-smectic transition in CBOOA. We find the interaction between +½ and -½ singularities to increase much more rapidly than that between + 1 and - 1 as the smectic point is reached, indicating that the former have a greater probability of annihilating each other near the transition.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 1977, Vol.38, p311-317	en
dc.identifier.issn	1058-725X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2764
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Gordon and Breach Science Publishers.	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15421407708084395	en
dc.rights	1977 OPA (Overseas Publishers Association) N.V.	en
dc.title	Singularities in nematics: The effect of elastic constant variations	en
dc.type	Article	en

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