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Defect Kinematics in 2D Nematics: Contributions from Surface Topology, Intrinsic and Extrinsic Geometry, Solitons, Defect Orientations, and Elastic Anisotropy

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Main Authors:	Pollard, Joseph, Morris, Richard G.
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Soft Condensed Matter
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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