Casimir torques between anisotropic boundaries in nematic liquid crystals

The torque induced between bounding surfaces in nematic liquid crystals due to thermal fluctuations was reported. The existence of Casimir torque due to anisotropy in the shape of the objects immersed in the complex fluid depended on the relative orientation of these objects. The torques were calcul...

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Main Authors: Golestanian, R, Ajdari, A, Fournier, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001