Reorientational dynamics of conjugated nematic point defects

Sonnet, A.M. and Virga, E.G. (2010) Reorientational dynamics of conjugated nematic point defects. Liquid Crystals, 37 (6-7). pp. 785-797. ISSN 0267-8292 (https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2010.481905)

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Abstract

To appreciate the universal qualitative features of defect annihilation in nematic liquid crystals, we study how the viscous force of reorientational dynamics behaves under a transformation that reverses the sign of the defect's topological charge. As an illustration of our general results, we consider a class of point defects that were first studied by A. Saupe. The reorientational viscous forces acting on them differ dramatically from those acting on line defects.

ORCID iDs

Sonnet, A.M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2583-7897 and Virga, E.G.;
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