Theory of the nonequilibrium phase transition for nematic liquid crystals under shear flow

1990 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 4578-4581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter D. Olmsted ◽  
Paul Goldbart
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Shear Flow ◽  
Nematic Liquid Crystals ◽  
Nonequilibrium Phase Transition ◽  
Nonequilibrium Phase

scholarly journals Emergence and stabilization of transient twisted defect structures in confined achiral liquid crystals at a phase transition.

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose X Velez ◽  
Zhaofei Zheng ◽  
Daniel A. Beller ◽  
Francesca Serra
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Soft Matter ◽  
Capillary Tube ◽  
Nematic Liquid Crystals ◽  
Defect Structures

Spontaneous emergence of chirality is a pervasive theme in soft matter. We report a transient twist forming in achiral nematic liquid crystals confined to a capillary tube with square cross...

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