Spontaneous Breaking of Euclidean Invariance and Classification of Topologically Stable Defects and Configurations of Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Maurice Kléman; Louise Michel

Recherche Coopérative sur Programme n°25 (1978)

  • Volume: 26, page 45-48

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Kléman, Maurice, and Michel, Louise. "Spontaneous Breaking of Euclidean Invariance and Classification of Topologically Stable Defects and Configurations of Crystals and Liquid Crystals." Recherche Coopérative sur Programme n°25 26 (1978): 45-48. <http://eudml.org/doc/274644>.

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