Vadim A. Slavin, Robert A. Pelcovits, George Loriot, Andrew Callan-Jones, David H. Laidlaw Vis ‘06 Techniques for the Visualization of Topological Defect Behavior in Nematic Liquid Crystals
Vadim A. Slavin, Robert A. Pelcovits, George Loriot, Andrew Callan-Jones, David H. Laidlaw Vis 06 Techniques for the Visualization of Topological Defect.
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Vadim A. Slavin, Robert A. Pelcovits, George Loriot, Andrew Callan-Jones, David H. Laidlaw
Vis ‘06
Techniques for the Visualization of Topological Defect Behavior in Nematic Liquid Crystals
Liquid crystal basics
T
long organic molecules; model as rods or ellipsoids
Uniaxial nematicIsotropic
n̂
P1/2
Topological defects in nematics: line defects
32
1
P13
2-1/2
coren̂
P
+1/2
2D slice of this:
defects formed closed loops
Defect loops
Monopoles
Questions: 3D, Cores, Evolution
Cl Cp
Cs
Cl + Cp + Cs = 1
Cl Cp
Cs
Cl + Cp + Cs = 1
Vadim A. Slavin, Robert A. Pelcovits, George Loriot, Andrew Callan-Jones, David H. Laidlaw
Vis ‘06
Techniques for the Visualization of Topological Defect Behavior in Nematic Liquid Crystals
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