Hydrodynamics of domain growth in nematic liquid crystals -: art. no. 051705

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作者：
Tóth, G
Denniston, C
Yeomans, JM
机构：
[1] Univ Oxford, Dept Phys, Oxford OX1 3NP, England
[2] Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
来源：
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 2003年 / 67卷 / 05期
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D O I：
10.1103/PhysRevE.67.051705
中图分类号：
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号：
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要：
We study the growth of aligned domains in nematic liquid crystals. Results are obtained solving the Beris-Edwards equations of motion using the lattice Boltzmann approach. Spatial anisotropy in the domain growth is shown to be a consequence of the flow induced by the changing order parameter field (backflow). The generalization of the results to the growth of a cylindrical domain, which involves the dynamics of a defect ring, is discussed.
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