What was observed by Julius Planer in 1861?

In 1861 Julius Planner published a paper in which he described his observations of selective light reflection in monotropic cholesteric liquid crystal phase of cholesteryl chloride that he synthesized. We repeat his experiments and report in modern interpretation what indeed was observed by Planer a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: L. Lisetski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Condensed Matter Physics 2010-01-01
Series:Condensed Matter Physics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5488/CMP.13.33604