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On non-Riemannian geometry of twisted nematic liquid crystals

Condensed Matter 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

A teleparallel geometrical description of the nematic phases of liquid crystals is proposed.In the case of the twisted geometry of nematics Cartan torsion is given by a spatial helical form which depends on the twist angle. Geodesics of a test particle around the teleparallel liquid crystal are given.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9909178,
  title  = {On non-Riemannian geometry of twisted nematic liquid crystals},
  author = {L. C. Garcia de Andrade},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9909178},
  year   = {2007}
}

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