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On the existence of even indexed disclinations in nematic liquid crystals

Pages 405-424 | Received 23 Mar 1972, Published online: 20 Aug 2006

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Robert Turner. (1974) Twist walls in nematic liquid crystals. The Philosophical Magazine: A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Applied Physics 30:1, pages 13-20.
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