Modeling nematohydrodynamics in liquid crystal devices

DOI10.1016/S0010-4655(02)00196-0zbMATH Open0996.82060arXivcond-mat/0204318OpenAlexW2023326953WikidataQ59675753 ScholiaQ59675753MaRDI QIDQ696384FDOQ696384

Authors: Géza Tóth, Colin Denniston, J. M. Yeomans 

Publication date: 12 September 2002

Published in: Computer Physics Communications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We formulate a lattice Boltzmann algorithm which solves the hydrodynamic equations of motion for nematic liquid crystals. The applicability of the approach is demonstrated by presenting results for two liquid crystal devices where flow has an important role to play in the switching.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0204318

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zbMATH Keywords

liquid crystalslattice Boltzmann algorithm

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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