The structure of the distortion free-energy density in nematics: Second-order elasticity and surface terms
- 1 September 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Il Nuovo Cimento D
- Vol. 12 (9) , 1259-1272
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02450392
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