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This dissertation addresses three distinct problems in liquid crystal: phase transitions among different SmCP phases of bent-core liquid crystal, flexoelectric
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In the nematic liquid crystal phase, rod-shaped molecules move randomly but remain essentially parallel to one another. Biaxial nematics, which were first predi
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This is a book on the dissipative dynamics of ordered fluids, with a particular focus on liquid crystals. It covers a whole range of different theories, mainly
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Structure and Properties of Liquid Crystals
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This book by Lev M. Blinov is ideal to guide researchers from their very first encounter with liquid crystals to the level where they can perform independent ex