Walker, A.J. (2008) The alignment of cylindrically layered smectic A liquid crystals with director tilt on the boundaries. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 41 (38). ISSN 17518113
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A novel method for constructing a nonlinear smectic layer function is outlined and employed to construct free energy density functions for two theoretical experiments involving cylindrically layered smectic A liquid crystals. Director tilt on the boundaries is imposed and it is assumed that the layer normal a and the director n are free to decouple. The free energy density functions are minimized to reveal coupled differential equations which describe a and n. Comments are made on cylindrical systems where splay energies are negligible. Solutions are given and the results discussed. (Abstract from: http://iopscience.iop.org/1751-8121/41/38/385205)
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| ID code: | 19528 |
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| Keywords: | alignment, cylindrically layered smectic, liquid crystals, director tilt, boundaries, Mathematics |
| Subjects: | Science > Mathematics |
| Department: | Faculty of Science > Mathematics and Statistics |
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| Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 26 May 2010 13:25 |
| Last modified: | 12 Mar 2012 11:12 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/19528 |
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