Interaction between particles in a nematic liquid crystal: Numerical study using the Landau-de Gennes continuum theory

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 435, Issue , 2005, Pages 63/[723]-74/[734]

  Fukuda, Jun Ichi ^c   Yokoyama, Hiroshi ^d   Yoneya, Makoto ^a   Stark, Holger ^b  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Colloid; Elastic deformation; Interaction; Landau de Gennes theory; Nematic liquid crystal; Stress tensor

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; PARTICLE BEAMS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSORS;

ELASTIC DEFORMATION; INTERACTION; LANDAU-DE GENNES THEORY; STRESS TENSOR;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33644756608     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: 15635287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400590956045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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