Soft matter: mathematical models of smart materials

DOI10.1007/978-88-470-1122-9_7zbMath1397.74148WikidataQ56996355 ScholiaQ56996355MaRDI QIDQ4687426

Paolo Biscari

Publication date: 11 October 2018

Published in: Mathknow (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1122-9_7

zbMATH Keywords

homotopy group; molecular orientation; nematic liquid crystal; liquid crystal; soft matter

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

74M05: Control, switches and devices (``smart materials) in solid mechanics

74B20: Nonlinear elasticity

74G65: Energy minimization in equilibrium problems in solid mechanics

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

76A15: Liquid crystals

74K15: Membranes