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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2020-01-01
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Series: | New Journal of Physics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/abaf6c |