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Dissipation, surface energy and defects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 1997

M. CARME CALDERER
M. CARME CALDERER
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Abstract

A model for Poiseuille flow of nematic liquid crystals is examined where a layered structure of defects parallel to the flow is present. Constant gradient flows are discussed, together with symmetric and chevron configurations for such flow problems.

Type
Research Article
Information
European Journal of Applied Mathematics , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , June 1997 , pp. 301 - 310
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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