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Theory and simulation of the nematic zenithal anchoring coefficient

Soft Condensed Matter 2009-11-07 v2

Abstract

Combining molecular simulation, Onsager theory and the elastic description of nematic liquid crystals, we study the dependence of the nematic liquid crystal elastic constants and the zenithal surface anchoring coefficient on the value of the bulk order parameter.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0203016,
  title  = {Theory and simulation of the nematic zenithal anchoring coefficient},
  author = {D. Andrienko and M. P. Allen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0203016},
  year   = {2009}
}