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Liquid Crystals
Third Edition
IAM‐CHOON KHOO
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
This edition first published 2022
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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data
Names: Khoo, Iam-Choon, author.
Title: Liquid crystals / Iam-Choon Khoo, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
Description: Third edition. | Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2022] | Series: Wiley series in pure and applied optics | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021038545 (print) | LCCN 2021038546 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119705826 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119705857 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119705796 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Liquid crystals–Congresses.
Classification: LCC QD923 .L53159 2021 (print) | LCC QD923 (ebook) | DDC 530.4/29–dc23
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