Shear flow induced propagating domains in cholesterics
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2014 It is shown, that shear flow destabilizes the planar texture of cholesterics of pitch small compared to sample thickness above a threshold shear rate. In addition, in the presence of the shear, perturbations of the planar configuration propagate with a velocity proportional to the shear rate. In this paper we present a simplified theory of these effects and compare our results with experimental data. J. Physique 41 (1980) 437-442 MAI 1980, Classification Physics Abstracts 61.30201347.20
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