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Defects in Continuous Media
Author(s) -
Weber Andreas,
Bodenschatz Eberhard,
Kramer Lorenz
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19910030405
Subject(s) - materials science , liquid crystal , nanotechnology , optoelectronics
Review: Defects often determien the mechanical and other properties of materials to a large extent. An understanding of these ordering imperfections would therefore facilitate the design of improved materials. Using nematic liquid crystals as an example, the various theoretical approaches to the description of defects are described and a correlation with the information obtaiend through experiment allows the success of the methods to be assessed.