COMPUTER-SIMULATION OF A TWISTED NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL

被引：44

作者：

ALLEN, MP ^{[1
]}

MASTERS, AJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV MANCHESTER, DEPT CHEM, MANCHESTER M13 9PL, LANCS, ENGLAND

来源：

MOLECULAR PHYSICS | 1993年 / 79卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1080/00268979300101211

中图分类号：

O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];

学科分类号：

070304 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

We have performed the first computer simulation of a twisted nematic liquid crystal using non-spherical hard particles in modified periodic boundary conditions. The director profiles are stable, suggesting that the technique may usefully complement conventional simulations of unperturbed liquid crystals. We make preliminary calculations of the twist elastic constant K2 by measurement of intermolecular torques: the results are in moderately good agreement with those obtained from fluctuation expressions.

引用

页码：277 / 289

页数：13

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