Lagrange Instability of Geodesics in Curved Double Twisted Liquid Crystals

Details Lagrange Instability of Geodesics in Curved Double Twisted Liquid Crystals Lagrange Instability of Geodesics in Curved Double Twisted Liquid Crystals

2007-08-24

arxiv.org/abs/0708.3378v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

Depto de Fisica Teorica-IF-UERJ-Brasil

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It is shown that curved and flat helical double twisted liquid crystal (DTLC) in blue phase, can be unstable (stable) depending of the sign, negative (positive) of sectional curvature, depending on the pitch of the helix of the nematic crystal. In both cases Cartan torsion is presented. It is also shown that the instability or stability depends on the value of the pitch of the helix in nematic crystals. Frank energy stability A similar result using the method of Frank energy stability in the twist of cholesteric liquid crystal was given by Kiselev and Sluckin [PRE 71(2005)], where the free twist number determines the equilibrium value of the cholesteric liquid crystals (CLC) pitch of the helix. As a final example we solve the geodesic equations in twisted nematics with variable pitch helix and non-constant torsion. This non-Riemannian geometrical approach, also seems to unify two recent analysis of cylindrical columns given by Santangelo et al [PRL 99,(2007)] and the curved crystal endowed with torsion, given by Vitelli et al [Proc Nat Acad Sci (2006)]. Stability of toroidal curved surfaces were also previously considered by Bowick et al [PRE 69,(2004)], as an example of curvature-induced defect. Investigation of the Lagrangean instability may be useful in the investigation of HIV viruses and proteins.

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