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On the Elastic Constants of a Nematic Liquid Crystal
Author(s) -
Schiele K.,
Trimper S.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.2221180132
Subject(s) - liquid crystal , condensed matter physics , biaxial nematic , constant (computer programming) , order (exchange) , elastic energy , physics , thermodynamics , materials science , economics , programming language , finance , computer science
Comparing an extended form of the Landau‐de Gennes model for the order parameter with the free elastic energy for the director field of a nematic liquid crystal the temperature dependence of the Frank elastic constants is found. The theoretical results are in agreement with both the recent measurements and with molecular statistical theories.
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