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    On the stability of shear flows in nematics

    A theoretical study of the effect of an applied magnetic field on the stability of the flow of nematic slabs subjected to an arbitrary shear is presented. Homeotropic boundary conditions with strong anchoring ...

    R. Martins, J. P. Casquilho in Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics (2012)

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    On the effect of an applied magnetic field on the shear-induced pattern formation in nematic polymer liquid crystals

    The effect of an applied magnetic field and of the boundaries on the stability of the shear flow of nematic polymer liquid crystals of the tumbling type with respect to the formation of the transient spatially...

    J. P. Casquilho in The European Physical Journal E (2005)