Hydrodynamics of pair-annihilating disclination lines in nematic liquid crystals

The pair annihilation of straight line defects with strength +/-1/2 in bulk nematic systems is studied numerically, considering a full coupling of orientational degrees of freedom and hydrodynamics. This work is based on the generalization of the Ericksen-Leslie theory to the tensor order parameter...

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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, 2002-08, Vol.66 (2 Pt 1), p.021712-021712, Article 021712
Hauptverfasser:	Svensek, D, Zumer, S
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Sprache:	eng
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