Chiral tilt texture domains in two dimensions
| dc.creator | C., Sarasij R. | |
| dc.creator | Rao, Madan | |
| dc.date | 2007-03-07 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T07:50:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T07:50:35Z | |
| dc.description | We study the shape and texture of finite domains comprising chiral/achiral molecules carrying a tilt field embedded in a 2-dimensional surface. Using a combination of simulations and {\it exact} variational calculations, we determine the equilibrium (mean field) phase diagram in the achiral and chiral cases. We find a variety of novel shapes and textures including a {\it spontaneously broken chiral texture} when the molecules are achiral. We show that chiral tilt-domains nucleating in a region of two-phase coexistence, {\it repel} each other, thereby preventing coalescence and further growth. Our work has implications for tilt texture domains in phospholipid monolayers and giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs), nucleating domains of Sm-C$^*$ in Sm-A films, and chiral emulsions in Sm-A films. | |
| dc.description | 15 pages, 10 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0703182 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0703182 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/125209 | |
| dc.subject | Soft Condensed Matter | |
| dc.subject | Statistical Mechanics | |
| dc.title | Chiral tilt texture domains in two dimensions | |
| dc.type | text |