Phase transitions and spiral defects of active liquid crystal polymers from a closure model

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作者：
Zhou, Ruhai [1 ]
机构：
[1] Old Dominion Univ, Dept Math & Stat, Norfolk, VA 23529 USA
来源：
RADIATION EFFECTS AND DEFECTS IN SOLIDS | 2020年 / 175卷 / 11-12期
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词：
Active nematics; spiral defect; phase transition;
D O I：
10.1080/10420150.2020.1845691
中图分类号：
TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
学科分类号：
0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要：
A closure model is derived from the kinetic theory for active suspensions of liquid crystal polymers. Numerical simulations of the closure model are then performed to investigate the phase transitions and spiral defects of the active suspension in certain parameter range.
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页码：1004 / 1008
页数：5
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