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Geometry and mechanics of disclination lines in 3D nematic liquid crystals

Published:2021 Issue:8 Volume:17 Page:2265-2278
ISSN:1744-683X
Container-title:Soft Matter
language:en
Short-container-title:Soft Matter

Author:

Long Cheng¹²³⁴⁵,Tang Xingzhou¹²³⁴⁵,Selinger Robin L. B.¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID,Selinger Jonathan V.¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Physics

2. Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

3. Kent State University

4. Kent

5. USA

Abstract

In nematic liquid crystals, disclination lines have several geometric features, which can be characterized by vectors and tensors. Based on these features, the mechanical forces on disclination lines can be calculated.

Funder

Division of Materials Research

Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Condensed Matter Physics,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2021/SM/D0SM01899F

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