Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2010-06-24
Phys. Rev. E 83, 020702(R) (2011)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
4 pages, including 8 postscript figures, uses REVTeX 4
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevE.83.020702
We investigate the statistical mechanics of chirality and biaxiality in liquid crystals through a variety of theoretical approaches, including Monte Carlo simulations, lattice mean-field theory, and Landau theory. All of these calculations show that there is an important interaction between cholesteric twist and biaxial order: The twist acts as a field on the biaxial order, and conversely, the biaxial order increases the twist, i.e. reduces the pitch. We model the behavior of chiral biaxial liquid crystals as a function of temperature, and discuss how the predictions can be tested in experiments.
Dhakal Subas
Selinger Jonathan V.
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