We propose a lattice model to simulate the influence of porous medium on the Nematic - Isotropic transition of liquid crystal confined to the pores. The effects of pore size and pore connectivity are modelled through a disorder parameter. Monte Carlo calculations based on the model leads to results that compare well with experiments.
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0106482,
title = {Nematic - Isotropic Transition in Porous Media - a Monte Carlo Study},
author = {K. Venu and V. S. S. Sastri and K. P. N. Murthy},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0106482},
year = {2009}
}