Abelian-Higgs-Navier-Stokes Hydrodynamics for Nematic Films with Defects

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dc.creatorKurz, G.
dc.creatorSarkar, S.
dc.date1998-11-24
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:12:11Z
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dc.descriptionA new theory of hydrodynamics of uniaxial nematic liquid crystal films in the presence of defects is developed. A gauge field incorporating screening is introduced, resulting in the static elastic free energy having the form of a two-dimensional Abelian-Higgs model. Hydrodynamic equations are derived via the standard methods of de~Groot and Mazur. By working in the vicinity of the Bogomol'nyi equations consequences for defect centre motion are outlined.
dc.description12 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9811342
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9811342
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/28809
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.titleAbelian-Higgs-Navier-Stokes Hydrodynamics for Nematic Films with Defects
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