Polymeric nematic schlieren textures with singularities of high strength
- 1 June 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 13 (6) , 851-858
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02678299308027298
Abstract
The observation of polymeric nematic schlieren textures with singularities of high strength (|S| > 1) is reported. The polymers studied are of the type with two dimensional mesogenic units. Inversion walls were also observed in the liquid crystal state of these polymers.Keywords
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