Stable dynamic states at the nematic liquid crystals in weak shear flow

DOI10.1016/j.physd.2007.06.011zbMath1147.82362OpenAlexW2163166988MaRDI QIDQ2381552

Hui Zhang, Pingwen Zhang

Publication date: 18 September 2007

Published in: Physica D (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physd.2007.06.011

zbMATH Keywords

nematic liquid crystalstheoretical analysishysteresis phenomenonstable dynamic states

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical mechanics of random media, disordered materials (including liquid crystals and spin glasses) (82D30)

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