Fluctuating Interfaces in Liquid Crystals
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Physics Department, University of Bielefeld, Universitätsstrasse 25, D33615 Bielefeld, Germany Fax: (+49)521 1066455; E-mail: [email protected] Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, D-35032 Marburg, Germany Institute for Physics, Johannes-Gutenberg Universität, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55088 Mainz, Germany 4 Institute for Theoretical Physics, Universität Göttingen, FriedrichHund-Platz 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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