Quadrupole-quadrupole interaction
MOVIE: Two quadrupoles are attracted almost perpendicular to the director. 
More quadrupoles spontaneously form kinked chains in the same direction. |
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M. Škarabot, M. Ravnik, S. Žumer, U. Tkalec, I. Poberaj, D. Babič, N. Osterman and I. Muševič, Interactions of quadrupolar nematic colloids. Phys. rev., E 77, 031705 (2008). |
