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A new configurational transition in inhomogeneous nematics

P. Palffy-muhoray Liquid Crystal Institute, Department of Physics, Kent, Ohio, 44242, U.S.A.
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E. C. Gartland Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 44242, U.S.A.
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J. R. Kelly Liquid Crystal Institute, Department of Physics, Kent, Ohio, 44242, U.S.A.
Pages 713-718 | Received 14 Aug 1992, Accepted 19 Jul 1993, Published online: 24 Sep 2006

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