Hydrodynamics of domain growth in nematic liquid crystals

dc.creatorToth, Geza
dc.creatorDenniston, Colin
dc.creatorYeomans, J. M.
dc.date2002-07-12
dc.date2003-09-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:46:14Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:46:14Z
dc.descriptionWe study the growth of aligned domains in nematic liquid crystals. Results are obtained solving the Beris-Edwards equations of motion using the lattice Boltzmann approach. Spatial anisotropy in the domain growth is shown to be a consequence of the flow induced by the changing order parameter field (backflow). The generalization of the results to the growth of a cylindrical domain, which involves the dynamics of a defect ring, is discussed.
dc.description12 revtex-style pages, including 12 figures; small changes before publication
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0207322
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0207322
dc.identifierPhysical Review E 67, 051705 (2003)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevE.67.051705
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/19591
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleHydrodynamics of domain growth in nematic liquid crystals
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