Kinetic theories and mesoscopic models for solutions of nonhomogeneous liquid crystal polymers

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 69-78

  Calderer, M Carme ^a   Forest, M Gregory ^b   Wang, Qi ^c  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biaxiality; Cholesterics; Kinetic theory; Liquid crystal; Polymers

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CHARACTERIZATION; DIFFUSION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENTROPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; REACTION KINETICS;

MESOSCOPIC MODELS; RIGID ELLIPSOIDS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETICS; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MODEL;

EID: 3242805861     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2004.01.015     Document Type: Article

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