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}
}