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A boundary-value problem for nematic liquid crystals with a variable degree of orientation

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Roma II - Tor Vergata, Italy

    Luigi Ambrosio & Epifanio G. Virga

  2. Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Pavia, Strada Nuova 65, 27100, Pavia, Italy

    Luigi Ambrosio & Epifanio G. Virga

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Ambrosio, L., Virga, E.G. A boundary-value problem for nematic liquid crystals with a variable degree of orientation. Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 114, 335–347 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00376138

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