Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1868305 | Physics Letters A | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The role of the elastic terms, linear in the spatial derivatives of the nematic director, on the director field is analyzed. We consider a nematic sample in the shape of a slab, limited by two identical surfaces, treated to induce homeotropic alignment. It is shown that these terms can be responsible for spontaneous Fréedericksz transitions induced by the thickness of the sample.
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Authors
G. Barbero, L.R. Evangelista,