Remarks on the Q-tensor model for equilibrium liquid crystal configurations

We study minimizers of the Landau-De Gennes energy functional for liquid crystals in the biaxial and uniaxial cases. We derive the corresponding equilibrium equations and make predictions about the equilibrium order parameters. This, in turn, gives qualitative insight into the structure of the minim...

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Main Authors: Ball, J, Majumdar, A
Format: Conference item
Published: 2007

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