Soliton Propagation in Liquid Crystals
- 1 November 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 49 (18), 1335-1338
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.49.1335
Abstract
Soliton propagation in nematic liquid crystals under shear is shown to be possible and studied theoretically. Calculations including those pertaining to the modulation of monochromatic or white light passing through such a liquid-crystal cell are presented. Recent experiments are interpreted accordingly and are in good agreement with the theory presented here.Keywords
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