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Liquid Crystals

The Influence of the Finite Size of the Light Spot on the Laser Induced Reorientation of Liquid Crystals

L. Csillag Central Research Institute for Physics, Budapest 114. P.O.B. 49, Hungary
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I. Jánossy Central Research Institute for Physics, Budapest 114. P.O.B. 49, Hungary
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V. F. Kitaeva Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, USSR
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N. Kroo Central Research Institute for Physics, Budapest 114. P.O.B. 49, Hungary
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N. N. Sobolev Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, USSR
Pages 125-135 | Received 31 Jul 1981, Published online: 14 Oct 2011

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