Disclinations and hedgehogs in nematic liquid crystals with variable degree of orientation (Q750229)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4174511
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Disclinations and hedgehogs in nematic liquid crystals with variable degree of orientation
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4174511

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    Disclinations and hedgehogs in nematic liquid crystals with variable degree of orientation (English)
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    1990
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    Summary: There is enough evidence to re-examine disclinations and hedgehogs, the singularities often observed in nematic liquid crystals, in the light of a new theory that allows for local changes in the degree of orientation.
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    disclinations
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    hedgehogs
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    singularities
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    nematic liquid crystals
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