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Modelling nematohydrodynamics in liquid crystal devices

Soft Condensed Matter 2007-05-23 v1 Materials Science Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

We formulate a lattice Boltzmann algorithm which solves the hydrodynamic equations of motion for nematic liquid crystals. The applicability of the approach is demonstrated by presenting results for two liquid crystal devices where flow has an important role to play in the switching.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0204318,
  title  = {Modelling nematohydrodynamics in liquid crystal devices},
  author = {Geza Toth and Colin Denniston and J. M. Yeomans},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0204318},
  year   = {2007}
}

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6 pages including 5 figures

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