Half-integer point defects in the \(Q\)-tensor theory of nematic liquid crystals

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Publication:5964858


DOI10.1007/s00332-015-9271-8zbMath1334.35227arXiv1403.2566MaRDI QIDQ5964858

Valeriy V. Slastikov, Jonathan M. Robbins, Giovanni Di Fratta, Arghir Zarnescu

Publication date: 1 March 2016

Published in: Journal of Nonlinear Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1403.2566


35Q35: PDEs in connection with fluid mechanics

76A15: Liquid crystals


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