Instabilities in smectic A liquid crystals
In this thesis, the behaviour and stability of smectic A and smectic C liquid crystals are considered under the application of external influences. The behaviour of smectic A liquid crystals under oscillatory shear will be modelled using dynamic continuum theory recently developed by Stewart (2007)....
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University of Strathclyde
2012
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.576400 |