ROTATIONAL INVARIANCE AND THE THEORY OF DIRECTED NEMATIC POLYMERS

被引:4
作者
KAMIEN, RD
LEDOUSSAL, P
NELSON, DR
机构
[1] RUTGERS UNIV,SERIN PHYS LAB,PISCATAWAY,NJ 08855
[2] HARVARD UNIV,LYMAN LAB PHYS,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 1993年 / 48卷 / 05期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevE.48.4116
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
The consequences of rotational invariance in a recent theory of fluctuations in dilute nematic polymers are explored. A correct rotationally invariant free energy ensures that anomalous couplings are not generated in a one-loop renormalization-group calculation.
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页码:4116 / 4117
页数:2
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