Ground states of nematic liquid crystals

被引：1

作者：

Barbero, G.

Evangelista, L. R.

机构：

[1] Univ Estadual Maringa, Dept Fis, BR-87020900 Maringa, Parana, Brazil

[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Fis, BR-05315970 Sao Paulo, Brazil

[3] Politecn Torino, Dipartimento Fis, I-10129 Turin, Italy

[4] INFM, I-10129 Turin, Italy

来源：

PHYSICS LETTERS A | 2006年 / 356卷 / 02期

关键词：

Freedericksz transition; ground state; periodic deformations;

D O I：

10.1016/j.physleta.2005.12.115

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

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 Freedericksz transitions induced by the thickness of the sample. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：156 / 159

页数：4

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