Visualization, coarsening, and flow dynamics of focal conic domains in simulated smectic- A liquid crystals

Liarte, Danilo B.; Bierbaum, Matthew; Zhang, Muxin; Leahy, Brian D.; Cohen, Itai; Sethna, James P.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.92.062511

Title: Visualization, coarsening, and flow dynamics of focal conic domains in simulated smectic- $A$ liquid crystals

Journal Article · Mon Dec 21 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.062511· OSTI ID:1233877

Liarte, Danilo B.; Bierbaum, Matthew; Zhang, Muxin; Leahy, Brian D.; Cohen, Itai; Sethna, James P.

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