Bifurcation analysis of the twist-Fréedericksz transition in a nematic liquid-crystal cell with pre-twist boundary conditions

DOI10.1017/S0956792509007827MaRDI QIDQ3633302zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors M. Grinfeld, J. T. Pinto, F. P. Da Costa, E. C. jun. Gartland

Publication date 18 June 2009

Published in European Journal of Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1017/s0956792509007827

zbMATH Keywords

liquid crystalpitchfork bifurcationphase-space analysisFréedericksz transition

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Liquid crystals (76A15) Bifurcations in context of PDEs (35B32) Critical phenomena in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B27) Statistical mechanics of random media, disordered materials (including liquid crystals and spin glasses) (82D30) Statistical mechanics of magnetic materials (82D40)

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