Polynomial expansion for cylindrical domain walls in nematics

Joachim Stelzer; Henryk Arodz

doi:10.1117/12.299969

1 February 1998 Polynomial expansion for cylindrical domain walls in nematics

Joachim Stelzer, Henryk Arodz

Proceedings Volume 3318, Liquid Crystals: Physics, Technology, and Applications; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.299969
Event: Liquid Crystals, 1997, Zakopane, Poland

Abstract

The time evolution of cylindrical domain walls in nematic liquid crystals is analyzed by means of a polynomial expansion of the director field. Analytical solutions are obtained for shrinking of the cylinder radius and the change of the wall width.

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Joachim Stelzer and Henryk Arodz "Polynomial expansion for cylindrical domain walls in nematics", Proc. SPIE 3318, Liquid Crystals: Physics, Technology, and Applications, (1 February 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.299969

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