Pattern formation behind a moving cholesteric–smectic-Ainterface
- 1 December 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 36 (12), 5832-5838
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.36.5832
Abstract
We study experimentally the patterns behind a moving cholesteric–smectic-A interface. There are three interface types, each of which corresponds to one of the three basic topologically possible configurations.Keywords
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