Liquid-crystalline nematic polymers revisited

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 85-92

  Lhuillier, Daniel ^a   Rey, Alejandro D ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extended Maier Saupe potential; Frank elasticity; Nematic micropolar fluid; Nematic polymers

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FREE ENERGY; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSORS;

ELASTIC ENERGY; STRESS TENSORS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

ELASTICITY; LIQUID CRYSTAL; POLYMER; PROBABILITY;

EID: 3242762090     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2004.01.016     Document Type: Article

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