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Liquid Crystals

The Stabilizing Effect of an Electric Field on the Shear Flow of Nematic Liquid Crystals When α3>0: Flow Alignment Regained

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Pages 157-171 | Received 20 Apr 1981, Published online: 14 Oct 2011

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