Deterministic numerical model for treating the three elastic constants in nematic liquid-crystalline polymers

In this paper, a deterministic model, which considers the three Frank elastic constants, is introduced. It is based on a lattice model and a director is used to represent the orientation of the liquid crystals in each cell. A tensor expression of the so-called "texture field" is deduced so...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 2001-07, Vol.64 (1 Pt 1), p.011704-011704, Article 011704
Hauptverfasser:	Tu, H, Goldbeck-Wood, G, Windle, A H
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Sprache:	eng
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