Turbulence to turbulence transition in homeotropically aligned nematic liquid crystals.
In this paper, a study of the electrically driven turbulent-turbulent transition in a homeotropically oriented nematic sample is reported. The transition has the characteristics of a nucleation process, and its threshold has been experimentally determined. The nucleation rate and the growth velocity of the new turbulent nuclei are also reported.
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Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università della Calabria and Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia, I-87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy.
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