Topological Point Defects of Liquid Crystals in Quasi-Two-Dimensional Geometries
We review the interactions and dynamics of topological defects in liquid crystals (LCs) in quasi-two-dimensional (2D) geometries. Such spatial restrictions can be realized in thin freely suspended smectic C films, in thin sandwich cells filled with nematic LCs, and under specific boundary conditions...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Physics |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphy.2020.00112/full |