Three-Dimensional Simulation of the Homeotropic to Planar Transition in Cholesteric Liquid Crystals Using the Finite Elements Method

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 705-708

  Yao, I An ^a   Wu, Jin Jei ^b   Chen, Shu Hsia ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cholesteric; Finite elements; Helfrich; Planar parallel; Three dimensional; Transient planar

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL RELAXATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTEGRATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SUBSTRATES;

CHOLESTRIC; HELFRICH; PLANAR PARALLEL; TRANSIENT PLANAR;

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 2142660827     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.43.705     Document Type: Article

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