ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS OF NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE ELASTOMERS

被引:64
作者
BRAND, HR [1 ]
PLEINER, H [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ESSEN GESAMTHSCH,FB7,D-45117 ESSEN,GERMANY
来源
PHYSICA A | 1994年 / 208卷 / 3-4期
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10.1016/0378-4371(94)00060-3
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We discuss the macroscopic behaviour of nematic liquid crystalline side-chain elastomers. These systems are particularly interesting from a macroscopic point of view since they allow the occurence of relative rotations between the nematic director and the permanent elastomeric network. Both the purely hydrodynamic as well as the electrohydrodynamic equations are presented. The differences and the similarities to the macroscopic behaviour of nematic liquid crystalline side-chain polymers are clarified.
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