Hydrodynamics of domain growth in nematic liquid crystals -: art. no. 051705

被引：45

作者：

Tóth, G

Denniston, C

Yeomans, JM

机构：

[1] Univ Oxford, Dept Phys, Oxford OX1 3NP, England

[2] Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 2003年 / 67卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevE.67.051705

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：

We study the growth of aligned domains in nematic liquid crystals. Results are obtained solving the Beris-Edwards equations of motion using the lattice Boltzmann approach. Spatial anisotropy in the domain growth is shown to be a consequence of the flow induced by the changing order parameter field (backflow). The generalization of the results to the growth of a cylindrical domain, which involves the dynamics of a defect ring, is discussed.

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