Molecular crystals and liquid crystals · 1983 · 24 citations · 1 references
Shear FlowEngineeringPhysicsHelix AxisMechanicsFluid MechanicsRheologyShear RateActive FluidBiophysics
Abstract It is shown that the shear flow induced cholesteric-nematic transition occurs if the helix axis is normal to the shear plane and the shear rate exceeds a critical value.
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Capillary Flow of Cholesteric and Smectic Liquid Crystals
W. Helfrich · Physical Review Letters · 1969 · 186 citations