Hydrodynamics of domain growth in nematic liquid crystals

Details Hydrodynamics of domain growth in nematic liquid crystals Hydrodynamics of domain growth in nematic liquid crystals

2002-07-12

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0207322v2

Physical Review E 67, 051705 (2003)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

12 revtex-style pages, including 12 figures; small changes before publication

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.67.051705

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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