Theory and simulation of the nematic zenithal anchoring coefficient

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2002, Pages

  Andrienko, Denis ^a   Allen, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; ELASTIC MODULI; EXTRAPOLATION; FREE ENERGY; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL APPROACH; LEBWOHL-LASHER MODELS; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; SURFACE ANCHORING COEFFICIENTS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 41349102813     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.65.021704     Document Type: Article

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