On the equilibria of the extended nematic polymers under elongational flow

DOI10.1155/2007/36267zbMath1140.76309OpenAlexW2004326041MaRDI QIDQ2472076

Hongyun Wang, Hong Zhou, Lynda Wilson

Publication date: 20 February 2008

Published in: Abstract and Applied Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://eudml.org/doc/54315

zbMATH Keywords

short-range interactionSmoluchowski equationdipole-dipole interactiondipolar rod dispersions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical mechanics of polymers (82D60) Liquid crystals (76A15)

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