James, R;
Willman, E;
Fernandez, FA;
Day, SE;
(2006)
Finite-element modeling of liquid-crystal hydrodynamics with a variable degree of order.
IEEE T ELECTRON DEV
, 53
(7)
1575 - 1582.
10.1109/TED.2006.876039.
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Abstract
A finite-element model of liquid-crystal hydrodynamics based on the Qian and Sheng formulation has been developed. This formulation is a generalization of the Ericksen-Leslie theory to include variations in the order parameter, allowing for a proper description of disclinations. The present implementation is well suited to treat properly the various length scales necessary to model large regions yet resolve the rapid variations in the order parameter in proximity to disclinations.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Finite-element modeling of liquid-crystal hydrodynamics with a variable degree of order |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1109/TED.2006.876039 |
| Keywords: | finite elements, liquid-crystal (LC) modeling, variable order parameter, CORE STRUCTURE, MINIMIZATION, EQUATIONS, DIRECTOR, DEFECTS, TENSOR, FLOW, CELL |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Electronic and Electrical Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/5238 |
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