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Chirality in Liquid Crystals

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Paderborn, Warburger Strasse 100, D-33098, Paderborn, Germany

    Heinz-Siegfried Kitzerow

  2. Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, D-35032, Marburg, Germany

    Christian Bahr

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Kitzerow, HS., Bahr, C. (2001). Introduction. In: Kitzerow, HS., Bahr, C. (eds) Chirality in Liquid Crystals. Partially Ordered Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21642-1_1

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