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Transitions through critical temperatures in nematic liquid crystals.

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We obtain estimates for critical nematic liquid crystal (LC) temperatures under the action of a slowly varying temperature-dependent control variable. We show that biaxiality has a negligible effect within our model and that these delay estimates are well described by a purely uniaxial model. The static theory predicts two critical temperatures: the supercooling temperature below which the isotropic phase loses stability and the superheating temperature above which the ordered nematic states ...

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10.1103/physreve.88.022501

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Mathematical Institute
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Institution:
University of Oxford
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MPLS
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Mathematical Institute
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Ockendon, J
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Publisher:
American Physical Society Publisher's website
Journal:
Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics Journal website
Volume:
88
Issue:
2
Pages:
022501
Publication date:
2013-01-01
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EISSN:
1550-2376
ISSN:
1539-3755
Language:
English
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pubs:420282
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uuid:06019a53-f3bd-44c5-a71b-0e1d49d073d4
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pubs:420282
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420282
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2015-10-26

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