A plate theory for nematic liquid crystalline solids

@article{Mihai2020APT,
  title={A plate theory for nematic liquid crystalline solids},
  author={L. Angela Mihai and Alain Goriely},
  journal={Journal of The Mechanics and Physics of Solids},
  year={2020},
  volume={144},
  pages={104101}
}
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