Nematic equilibria on a two-dimensional annulus
We study planar nematic equilibria on a two-dimensional annulus with strong and weak tangent anchoring, in the Oseen–Frank theoretical framework. We analyse a radially invariant defect-free state and compute analytic stability criteria for this state in terms of the elastic anisotropy, annular aspec...
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Wiley
2017
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