Nematic films and radially anisotropic Delaunay surfaces.
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We develop a theory of axisymmetric surfaces minimizing a combination of surface tension and nematic elastic energies which may be suitable for describing simple film and bubble shapes. As a function of the elastic constant and the applied tension on the bubbles, we find the analogues of the unduloid, sphere, and nodoid in addition to other new surfaces.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The European physical journal. E, Soft matter
دوره 28 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009