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COLLOID AND POLYMER SCIENCE
Volume 289, Issue 4, Pages 345-359Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00396-010-2367-7
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Liquid crystal; Nematic; Cholesteric; Smectic; Drops; Spherical geometry; Topological defects
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- National Science Foundation [DMR-0847304]
- European Marie Curie Program
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Materials Research [0847304] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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We review the state of the art concerning drops and shells of liquid crystal. We especially focus on the defect structures observed with liquid crystals with different degrees of order under different boundary conditions and on the transitions between these structures. We conclude with an overview where we emphasize those areas that are still unexplored.
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