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Fluid Biaxial Banana Smectics: Symmetry at Work

P. E. Cladis Advanced Liquid Crystal Technologies, POB 1314, Summit, NJ, 07902, USA
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H. R. Brand Theoretical Physics III, University of Bayeuth, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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H. Pleiner Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, 55021, Mainz, Germany
Pages 1-6 | Published online: 16 Dec 2010

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