Elastic constants and the formation of topological defects in hybrid nematic cells: A Monte Carlo study

We present a Monte Carlo study of the effects of elastic anisotropy on the topological defects which can be formed in nematic films with hybrid boundary conditions. We simulate the polarized microscopy images and analyze their evolution in uniaxial systems for different values of the Frank elastic c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physical review. E 2020-10, Vol.102 (4), p.042702-042702, Article 042702
Hauptverfasser:	Chiccoli, Cesare, Pasini, Paolo, Evangelista, Luiz Roberto, Skacej, Gregor, de Souza, Rodolfo Teixeira, Zannoni, Claudio
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Physical Sciences Physics Physics, Fluids & Plasmas Physics, Mathematical Science & Technology
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Zusammenfassung:	We present a Monte Carlo study of the effects of elastic anisotropy on the topological defects which can be formed in nematic films with hybrid boundary conditions. We simulate the polarized microscopy images and analyze their evolution in uniaxial systems for different values of the Frank elastic constants.
ISSN:	2470-0045 2470-0053
DOI:	10.1103/PhysRevE.102.042702