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  2. Crossing of Disclinations in Nematic Slabs
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Abstract

It is shown experimentally that crossing and intercommutation of disclinations in a bounded nematic cell depend on surface orientation of the director and the relative strength of disclinations. Lines of opposite strength switch the pinned ends between the bounding plates and vanish independently of each other if the surface orientation is tangential. In contrast, tilted surface orientation preserves the stability of lines.
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.1209/epl/i1998-00126-5
Publication Date
1998-01-15
Publication Title
Europhysics Letters
Volume
41
Issue
2
First Page
171
Last Page
176
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Community
Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program
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Copyright 1998 Institute of Physics. Available on publisher's website at http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1998-00126-5.
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Ishikawa, T., & Lavrentovich, O. (1998). Crossing of Disclinations in Nematic Slabs. Europhysics Letters. https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1998-00126-5
Ishikawa, T., and Oleg Lavrentovich. 1998. “Crossing of Disclinations in Nematic Slabs”. Europhysics Letters. https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1998-00126-5.
Ishikawa, T., and O. Lavrentovich. Crossing of Disclinations in Nematic Slabs. Europhysics Letters, 15 Jan. 1998, doi:10.1209/epl/i1998-00126-5.