Transient patterns in nematic liquid crystals: Domain-wall dynamics
We study the dynamics of the late stages of the Fréedericksz transition in which a periodic transient pattern decays to a final homogeneous state. A stability analysis of an unstable stationary pattern is presented, and equations for the evolution of the domain walls are obtained. Using results of p...
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| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Estado: | Published version |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1989 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de la UB |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/9431 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/9431 |
| Nivel de acceso: | Acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Cristalls líquids Cristalls líquids nemàtics Liquid crystals Nematic liquid crystals |
| Sumario: | We study the dynamics of the late stages of the Fréedericksz transition in which a periodic transient pattern decays to a final homogeneous state. A stability analysis of an unstable stationary pattern is presented, and equations for the evolution of the domain walls are obtained. Using results of previous theories, we analyze the effect that the specific dynamics of the problem, incorporating hydrodynamic couplings, has on the expected logarithmic domain growth law. |
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