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Patterns of electro-convection in planar-periodic nematic cells

G. PucciDipartimento di Fisica, Università della Calabria, 87036Rende, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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D. LysenkoDipartimento di Fisica, Università della Calabria, 87036Rende, Italy;Institute of Physics of National Academy of Science of Ukraine 46 prospect Nauky, Kyiv, 03028UkraineView further author information
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C. ProvenzanoDipartimento di Fisica, Università della Calabria, 87036Rende, ItalyView further author information
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Yu. ReznikovInstitute of Physics of National Academy of Science of Ukraine 46 prospect Nauky, Kyiv, 03028UkraineView further author information
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G. CipparroneDipartimento di Fisica, Università della Calabria, 87036Rende, Italy;CNR-Nanotech UOS di Cosenza, c/o Università della Calabria, Rende87036, ItalyView further author information
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R. BarberiDipartimento di Fisica, Università della Calabria, 87036Rende, Italy;CNR-Nanotech UOS di Cosenza, c/o Università della Calabria, Rende87036, ItalyView further author information
Pages 216-221 | Received 16 Jun 2015, Accepted 13 Jul 2015, Published online: 24 Sep 2015

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