EXISTENCE OF MINIMAL ENERGY CONFIGURATIONS OF NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS WITH VARIABLE DEGREE OF ORIENTATION

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AMBROSIO, L
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[1] Dipartimento di Matematica, II Università di Roma, Tor Vergata
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10.1007/BF02568761
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O1 [数学];
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0701 ; 070101 ;
摘要
We prove existence of minimizers of the functional {Mathematical expression} recently suggested by Ericksen [8] for the statics of nematic liquid crystals. A set of necessary conditions for the minimizers and a monotonicity formula are also found. © 1990 Springer-Verlag.
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