The mathematical modelling of dynamics in smectic A liquid crystals

This thesis considers the mathematical modelling of smectic A liquid crystals under the application of certain external influences, using the recently developed continuum dynamic theory for smectic A liquid crystals by Stewart (2007). This theory is used extensively throughout and is of crucial impo...

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Main Author: Stewart, Fiona
Published: University of Strathclyde 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.488862