Molecular simulation and theory of a liquid crystalline disclination core

被引：27

作者：

Andrienko, D ^{[1
]}

Allen, MP ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bristol, HH Wills Phys Lab, Bristol BS8 1TL, Avon, England

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 2000年 / 61卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevE.61.504

中图分类号：

O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];

学科分类号：

070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;

摘要：

Molecular simulations of a nematic liquid crystal confined Fn cylinder geometry with homeotropic anchoring have been carried out. The core structure of a disclination line defect of strength +1 has been examined, and comparison made with various theoretical treatments, which are presented in a unified way. It is found that excellent fits to the cylindrically symmetrized order tensor profiles may be obtained with appropriate parameter choices; notwithstanding this, on the time scales of the simulation, the cylindrical symmetry of the fore is broken and two defects of strength +1/2 may be resolved. PACS number(s): 61.30.Cz, 61.30.Jf, 61.20.Ja, 07.05.Tp.

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页码：504 / 510

页数：7

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