Gartland, E.C. and Sonnet, A.M. and Virga, E.G. (2002) Elastic forces on nematic points defects. Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 14 (3). pp. 307-319. ISSN 0935-1175
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Abstract
We present a general method to compute the elastic forces exerted on nematic point defects: these are the forces that set defects in motion, and so they are especially relevant to defect dynamics, a subject which is recently attracting much interest. These forces are mediated by the distortion introduced by defects in the director field; for example, they are responsible for the attraction between defects of opposite topological charge.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 2067 |
| Keywords: | elastic forces, nematic point defects, Mathematics |
| Subjects: | Science > Mathematics |
| Department: | Faculty of Science > Mathematics and Statistics |
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| Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jan 2007 |
| Last modified: | 12 Mar 2012 10:37 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/2067 |
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