Alignment of Nematic Liquid Crystals.

Abstract

Two problems in the theory of nematic liquid crystals are formulated. One is concerned with the change of orientation due to magnetic field and the other with shear flow. The solutions of the governing differential equations explain the physical phenomena which have been observed experimentally, namely, the alignment of nematic liquid crystals with the magnetic field and with shear flow. In fact, it is shown that these two phenomena are closely related to each other. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0721107

Entities

People

  • Ahmed Cemal Eringen
  • James D. Lee

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bearing (Direction)
  • Crystals
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Shear Flow

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.