Liquid crystal director fields in three-dimensional non-Euclidean geometries

This paper investigates nematic liquid crystals in three-dimensional curved space, and determines which director deformation modes are compatible with each possible type of non-Euclidean geometry. Previous work by Sethna et al showed that double twist is frustrated in flat space ${\mathbb{R}}^{3}$ ,...

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Main Authors: Jean-François Sadoc, Rémy Mosseri, Jonathan V Selinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/abaf6c