Paper No S3.1: Modeling of Liquid Crystal Structures (Invited Paper)

Modeling of nematic liquid crystal structures using the tensor method are presented for various configurations. In particular defect formation at the edges of electrodes, which depend on alignment direction have been studied, as well as droplets of cholesteric liquid crystals, where the pitch must adapt to conform to the surface alignment of the droplet and the position of the defects at the poles.