Elastic forces on nematic point defects

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作者
Gartland, EC
Sonnet, AM
Virga, EG
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[1] Kent State Univ, Dept Math Sci, Kent, OH 44242 USA
[2] Univ Strathclyde, Dept Math, Glasgow G1 1XH, Lanark, Scotland
[3] Univ Pavia, Ist Nazl Fis Mat, Dipartimento Matemat, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
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10.1007/s00161-002-0099-8
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O414.1 [热力学];
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We present a general method to compute the elastic forces exerted on nematic point defects: these are the forces that set defects in motion, and so they are especially relevant to defect dynamics, a subject which is recently attracting much interest. These forces are mediated by the distortion introduced by defects in the director field; for example, they are responsible for the attraction between defects of opposite topological charge.
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页码:307 / 319
页数:13
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