Euler-Poincaré approaches to nematodynamics

DOI10.1007/S10440-012-9719-XzbMATH Open1278.82062arXiv1110.2617OpenAlexW1988407260MaRDI QIDQ384067FDOQ384067

Authors: François Gay-Balmaz, T. S. Ratiu, Cesare Tronci 

Publication date: 25 November 2013

Published in: Acta Applicandae Mathematicae (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Nematodynamics is the orientation dynamics of flowless liquid-crystals. We show how Euler-Poincar'e reduction produces a unifying framework for various theories, including Ericksen-Leslie, Luhiller-Rey, and Eringen's micropolar theory. In particular, we show that these theories are all compatible with each other and some of them allow for more general configurations involving a non vanishing discination density. All results are also extended to flowing liquid crystals.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1110.2617

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zbMATH Keywords

liquid crystalsnematodynamicsEricksen-Leslie equationmicropolar theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

PDEs in connection with fluid mechanics (35Q35) Liquid crystals (76A15) Statistical mechanics of random media, disordered materials (including liquid crystals and spin glasses) (82D30)

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