Author

Contributions

  • Prost, Jacques - Contributor

Publication

1992 - Springer New York, New York, NY, United States

Language

English

Word Count

84,500 words, Guess

Page Count

338 pages

Physical Format

[electronic resource] /

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC548
  • LCCQD901-999

Description

Solitons are a well-known and intriguing aspect of nonlinear behavior in a continuous system such as a fluid: a wave propagates through the medium without distortion. Liquid crystals are highly ordered systems without a rigid, long-range structure. Solitons in liquid crystals (sometimes referred to as "walls") have a wide variety of remarkable properties that are becoming important for practical applications such as electroluminescent display. This book, the first review of the subject to be published, contains not only surveys of the existing literature, but presents new results as well.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Partially Ordered Systems

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