Thermal fluctuations of director orientation in nematic liquid crystals with inclusions
We investigate thermal fluctuations of order parameters (director for mesomorphic subsystem and density for isomorphic liquid) in filled liquid crystal. We consider finite-size system with geometry of plane-parallel layer with zero boundary condition. We use a special model that takes into accoun...
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| Date: | 2005 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Інститут фізики конденсованих систем НАН України
2005
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| Series: | Condensed Matter Physics |
| Online Access: | http://dspace.nbuv.gov.ua/handle/123456789/121053 |
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| Journal Title: | Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
| Cite this: | Thermal fluctuations of director orientation in nematic liquid crystals with inclusions / A.N. Vasil’ev, I.P. Pinkevich // Condensed Matter Physics. — 2005. — Т. 8, № 4(44). — С. 785–792. — Бібліогр.: 25 назв. — англ. |
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Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine| Summary: | We investigate thermal fluctuations of order parameters (director for mesomorphic
subsystem and density for isomorphic liquid) in filled liquid crystal.
We consider finite-size system with geometry of plane-parallel layer with
zero boundary condition. We use a special model that takes into account
the interaction of mesomorphic and isotropic subsystems and find general
expressions for pair correlators. Based on these expressions we calculate
the shift of critical temperature of isotropic liquid due to the interaction with
the mesomorphic subsystem and space limitation. |
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