| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9727994 | Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications | 2005 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Director dynamics in a nematic liquid crystal is studied without imposing the one constant approximation. New field equations in the form of Ginzburg-Landau and Schrödinger-type equations have been derived for the rotation and divergence of the director field in terms of splay-bend mode and solved. The results of the director dynamics exhibit relaxation behaviour governed by bow, kink and hole-type deformations.
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Authors
M. Daniel, K. Gnanasekaran,