Flow-induced delayed Freedericksz transition
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Flow-induced delayed Freedericksz transition.
We demonstrate that a compact manometer experiment allows direct observation of a delay to the classical electric-field-induced Freedericksz transition produced by flow in a highly dispersive nematic liquid crystal layer. The Ericksen-Leslie equations are used to show that a flow aligning torque generated in the nematic layer under Poiseuille flow competes with the orthogonal electric-field reo...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review E
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2470-0045,2470-0053
DOI: 10.1103/physreve.93.030701