Defects in Liquid Crystals: Computer Simulations, Theory and ExperimentsOleg Lavrentovich, Paolo Pasini, Claudio Zannoni, Slobodan Zumer Topological defects are the subject of intensive studies in many different branches of physics ranging from cosmology to liquid crystals and from elementary particles to colloids and biological systems. Liquid crystals are fascinating materials which present a great variety of these mathematical objects and can therefore be considered as an extremely useful laboratory for topological defects. This book is the first attempt to present together complementary approaches to the investigations of topological defects in liquid crystals using theory, experiments and computer simulations. |
Contents
I | 1 |
III | 2 |
IV | 4 |
V | 8 |
VI | 10 |
VII | 14 |
VIII | 16 |
IX | 17 |
XLV | 185 |
XLVII | 186 |
XLVIII | 189 |
XLIX | 193 |
L | 195 |
LI | 201 |
LII | 202 |
LIII | 203 |
XI | 18 |
XII | 27 |
XIII | 31 |
XIV | 37 |
XVI | 40 |
XVII | 62 |
XVIII | 80 |
XIX | 87 |
XX | 88 |
XXI | 91 |
XXII | 104 |
XXIII | 110 |
XXIV | 113 |
XXVI | 116 |
XXVII | 119 |
XXVIII | 128 |
XXIX | 132 |
XXX | 137 |
XXXI | 138 |
XXXII | 141 |
XXXIII | 142 |
XXXIV | 146 |
XXXV | 148 |
XXXVI | 152 |
XXXVII | 160 |
XXXVIII | 163 |
XXXIX | 167 |
XLI | 169 |
XLII | 174 |
XLIII | 177 |
XLIV | 179 |
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alignment tensor angle axis biaxial birefringence boundary conditions bulk Burgers vector capillary cell cholesteric cholesteric liquid crystal coarsening colloidal dispersions computer simulations confocal core Cryst curve Debye length deformation dipole director configuration director field disclination line distance dynamics edge dislocation elastic constants equation equilibrium experimental FCPM image FCPM texture Figure film flocculation fluorescence free energy function homeotropic interaction interface isotropic k₁ Kleman lattice Lavrentovich layers length Lett linear loops magnetic field molecular molecules nematic nematic liquid crystal nematic phase obtained order parameter order parameter space orientation parallel particles perpendicular phase transition Phys planar plane point defect polar polymer quasicrystals radial radius reduced order parameter rotation sample Saturn ring scaling shear shear rate smectic sphere spherical splay structure surface anchoring symmetry temperature theory topological defects torque twist undulations uniaxial wall water droplets
References to this book
Patterns of Symmetry Breaking Henryk Arodz,Jacek Dziarmaga,Wojciech Hubert Zurek No preview available - 2003 |