Optical and statistical anisotropy in nematics

Paolo Biscari; Gianfranco Capriz

Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni (1993)

  • Volume: 4, Issue: 4, page 307-313
  • ISSN: 1120-6330

Abstract

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Two parameters seem to be of the essence for the description of the distribution of molecular directions in a nematic: the degrees of prolation and of triaxiality. Fundamental mechanical and optic properties can be expressed in terms of the two parameters.

How to cite

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Biscari, Paolo, and Capriz, Gianfranco. "Optical and statistical anisotropy in nematics." Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni 4.4 (1993): 307-313. <http://eudml.org/doc/244206>.

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author = {Biscari, Paolo, Capriz, Gianfranco},
journal = {Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni},
keywords = {Nematic liquid crystals; Anisotropy; Biaxiality},
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month = {12},
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title = {Optical and statistical anisotropy in nematics},
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year = {1993},
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References

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  1. BISCARI, P. - CAPRIZ, G. - VIRGA, E. G., Biaxial Nematic Liquid Crystals. In: C. BAIOCCHI - J. L. LIONS (eds.), Boundary-value problems for partial differential equations and applications. Masson, Paris1993, to appear. Zbl0800.49071MR1260456
  2. ERICKSEN, J. L., Liquid Crystals with Variable Degree of Orientation. Arch. Rat. Mech. Anal., 113, 1991, 97-120. Zbl0729.76008MR1079183DOI10.1007/BF00380413
  3. RAMACHANDRAN, G. N. - RAMASESHAN, S., Crystal Optics. Encyclopedia of Physics, XXV/1, 1961. MR177614
  4. BISCARI, P. - CAPRIZ, G. - VIRGA, E. G., On Surface Biaxiality. Liquid Crystal, 1993, to appear. MR1260456

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