Microscopic approach to theory of biaxial nematic liquid crystals

被引:16
作者
Fialkowski, M
Kapanowski, A
Sokalski, K
机构
[1] Institute of Physics, Jagellonian University, 30-059 Krakow
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MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SECTION A-MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS | 1995年 / 265卷
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10.1080/10587259508041707
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O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
Microscopic description of biaxial nematic liquid crystals based on theory of invariants is presented. Full set of basic functions relevant to biaxial nematics is given. Soft potential of Lennard-Jones type is applied for description of intermolecular interactions. The isotropic-symmetry-breaking bifurcations are studied. Detailed computations for a simple model are presented.
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页码:371 / 385
页数:15
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