Hydrodynamics of topological defects in nematic liquid crystals

Details Hydrodynamics of topological defects in nematic liquid crystals Hydrodynamics of topological defects in nematic liquid crystals

2002-01-21

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0201378v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. Vol. 88, 105504(2002)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

4 pages including two figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.105504

We show that back-flow, the coupling between the order parameter and the
velocity fields, has a significant effect on the motion of defects in nematic
liquid crystals. In particular the defect speed can depend strongly on the
topological strength in two dimensions and on the sense of rotation of the
director about the core in three dimensions.

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