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

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Journal Name:
Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
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Journal Name: Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics Journal Volume: 92 Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 1539-3755
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American Physical Society
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United States
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English

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Liarte, Danilo B., Bierbaum, Matthew, Zhang, Muxin, Leahy, Brian D., Cohen, Itai, and Sethna, James P. Visualization, coarsening, and flow dynamics of focal conic domains in simulated smectic- A liquid crystals. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.92.062511.
Liarte, Danilo B., Bierbaum, Matthew, Zhang, Muxin, Leahy, Brian D., Cohen, Itai, & Sethna, James P. Visualization, coarsening, and flow dynamics of focal conic domains in simulated smectic- A liquid crystals. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.062511
Liarte, Danilo B., Bierbaum, Matthew, Zhang, Muxin, Leahy, Brian D., Cohen, Itai, and Sethna, James P. Mon . "Visualization, coarsening, and flow dynamics of focal conic domains in simulated smectic- A liquid crystals". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.062511.
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