Relieving nematic geometric frustration in the plane

DOI10.1088/1751-8121/ACD890zbMATH Open1516.76008arXiv2302.08442OpenAlexW4377968153MaRDI QIDQ6162541FDOQ6162541

Authors: Andrea Pedrini, Epifanio G. Virga 

Publication date: 15 June 2023

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Frustration in nematic-ordered media (endowed with a director field) is treated in a purely geometric fashion in a flat, two-dimensional space. We recall the definition of quasi-uniform distortions and envision these as viable ways to relieve director fields prescribed on either a straight line or the unit circle. We prove that using a planar spiral is the only way to fill the whole plane with a quasi-uniform distortion. Apart from that, all relieving quasi-uniform distortions can at most be defined in a half-plane; however, in a generic sense, they are all asymptotically spirals.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.08442

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zbMATH Keywords

director fieldnematic liquid crystalasymptotic spiralquasi-uniform distortion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Liquid crystals (76A15) Statistical mechanics of random media, disordered materials (including liquid crystals and spin glasses) (82D30)

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