Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 51-59 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 May 2004 |
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Keywords
- nematic liquid crystals
- alignment tensor
- continuum theory
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Continuum theory for nematic liquid crystals with tensorial order. / Sonnet, A.M.; Maffettone, P.L.; Virga, E.G.
In: Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 119, No. 1-3, 01.05.2004, p. 51-59.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Continuum theory for nematic liquid crystals with tensorial order
AU - Sonnet, A.M.
AU - Maffettone, P.L.
AU - Virga, E.G.
PY - 2004/5/1
Y1 - 2004/5/1
N2 - From a variational principle, we derive the equations of motion for nematic liquid crystals described by a second-rank order tensor. The only constitutive ingredients are the densities of the free energy and the dissipation, both subject to appropriate invariance requirements. We show that this theory is sufficiently general to encompass others as special cases. Comparing this theory with other theories also suggests criteria to avoid the proliferation of viscosity coefficients
AB - From a variational principle, we derive the equations of motion for nematic liquid crystals described by a second-rank order tensor. The only constitutive ingredients are the densities of the free energy and the dissipation, both subject to appropriate invariance requirements. We show that this theory is sufficiently general to encompass others as special cases. Comparing this theory with other theories also suggests criteria to avoid the proliferation of viscosity coefficients
KW - nematic liquid crystals
KW - alignment tensor
KW - continuum theory
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2003.02.001
U2 - 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2003.02.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2003.02.001
M3 - Article
VL - 119
SP - 51
EP - 59
JO - Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
JF - Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
SN - 0377-0257
IS - 1-3
ER -