Nematic Films and Radially Anisotropic Delaunay Surfaces

DOI10.1140/EPJE/I2008-10441-1MaRDI QIDQ6211615zbMATH OpenWikidataFDO

Authors Bryan Gin-Ge Chen, Randall D. Kamien

Publication date 13 November 2008

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1140/EPJE/I2008-10441-1

Abstract: We develop a theory of axisymmetric surfaces minimizing a combination of surface tension and nematic elastic energies which may be suitable for describing simple film and bubble shapes. As a function of the elastic constant and the applied tension on the bubbles, we find the analogues of the unduloid, sphere, and nodoid in addition to other new surfaces.

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