Schlieren textures in biaxial nematic liquid crystals

dc.contributor.author	Chandrasekhar, S.
dc.contributor.author	Nair, Geetha G.
dc.contributor.author	Praefcke, K.
dc.contributor.author	Singer, D.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-03-26T11:19:03Z
dc.date.available	2013-03-26T11:19:03Z
dc.date.issued	1996
dc.description	Restricted Access.	en
dc.description.abstract	The optical textures exhibited by the mesophases of three compounds, all of which are reported to show the biaxial nematic phase, have been examined. The textures are of the usual nematic schlieren type, except that they consist entirely of disclinations of strength \|s\| = 1/2. It is suggested that the absence of disclinations of unit strength is diagnostic of biaxiality.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 1996, Vpl.288, p7	en
dc.identifier.issn	1542-1406
dc.identifier.issn	1563-5287(Online)
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/5504
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10587259608034579	en
dc.rights	1996 Taylor & Francis	en
dc.title	Schlieren textures in biaxial nematic liquid crystals	en
dc.type	Article	en

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