Activity Induced Nematic Order in Isotropic Liquid Crystals

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Activity Induced Nematic Order in Isotropic Liquid Crystals. / Santhosh, Sreejith; Nejad, Mehrana R.; Doostmohammadi, Amin; Yeomans, Julia M.; Thampi, Sumesh P.

In: Journal of Statistical Physics, Vol. 180, No. 1-6, 12.02.2020, p. 699-709.

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Harvard

Santhosh, S, Nejad, MR, Doostmohammadi, A, Yeomans, JM & Thampi, SP 2020, 'Activity Induced Nematic Order in Isotropic Liquid Crystals', Journal of Statistical Physics, vol. 180, no. 1-6, pp. 699-709. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-020-02497-0

APA

Santhosh, S., Nejad, M. R., Doostmohammadi, A., Yeomans, J. M., & Thampi, S. P. (2020). Activity Induced Nematic Order in Isotropic Liquid Crystals. Journal of Statistical Physics, 180(1-6), 699-709. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-020-02497-0

Vancouver

Santhosh S, Nejad MR, Doostmohammadi A, Yeomans JM, Thampi SP. Activity Induced Nematic Order in Isotropic Liquid Crystals. Journal of Statistical Physics. 2020 Feb 12;180(1-6):699-709. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-020-02497-0

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Santhosh, Sreejith ; Nejad, Mehrana R. ; Doostmohammadi, Amin ; Yeomans, Julia M. ; Thampi, Sumesh P. / Activity Induced Nematic Order in Isotropic Liquid Crystals. In: Journal of Statistical Physics. 2020 ; Vol. 180, No. 1-6. pp. 699-709.

Bibtex

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