Elastomeric networks of polymer liquid crystals are a classical example of ''solid liquid crystals''. They are organized in aggregates of ellipsoidal shape, which can be represented by a symmetric tensor field L, which is closely related to the nematic order parameter Q. We describe a continuum theory, which takes into account both the mechanical forces and the nematic properties of the system.
Intrinsically biaxial systems: A variational theory for elastomers
BISCARI, PAOLO
1997-01-01
Abstract
Elastomeric networks of polymer liquid crystals are a classical example of ''solid liquid crystals''. They are organized in aggregates of ellipsoidal shape, which can be represented by a symmetric tensor field L, which is closely related to the nematic order parameter Q. We describe a continuum theory, which takes into account both the mechanical forces and the nematic properties of the system.File in questo prodotto:
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