Domain motion in confined liquid crystals
| dc.creator | Denniston, Colin | |
| dc.creator | Toth, Geza | |
| dc.creator | Yeomans, Julia M. | |
| dc.date | 2001-08-07 | |
| dc.date | 2002-01-28 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-25T21:56:22Z | |
| dc.description | We extend a lattice Boltzmann algorithm of liquid crystal hydrodynamics to include an applied electric field. The approach solves the equations of motion written in terms of a tensor order parameter. Back-flow effects and the hydrodynamics of topological defects are included. We investigate some of the dynamics relevant to liquid crystal devices; in particular defect-mediated motion of domain walls relevant to the nucleation of states useful in pi-cells. An anisotropy in the domain wall velocity is seen because defects of different topology couple differently to the flow field. | |
| dc.description | 14 pages including 5 figures; minor changes before publication | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0108112 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0108112 | |
| dc.identifier | Journal of Statistical Physics, Vol. 107, 187-202(2002). | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1023/A:1014562721540 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/84379 | |
| dc.subject | Soft Condensed Matter | |
| dc.subject | Materials Science | |
| dc.subject | Statistical Mechanics | |
| dc.title | Domain motion in confined liquid crystals | |
| dc.type | text |