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An Elementary Course On The Continuum Theory For Nematic Liquid Crystals
Giovanni Barbero
Luiz Roberto Evangelista
出版
World Scientific Publishing Company
, 2000-10-27
主題
Science / Physics / Condensed Matter
Science / Nanoscience
Technology & Engineering / Electronics / General
ISBN
9814365637
9789814365635
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=RCQ8DQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
This book was written to enable physicists and engineers to learn, within a single course, some topics in variational calculus, theory of elasticity, molecular models, and surface properties of nematic materials. It prepares graduate students for studies that require a simple knowledge in the physics of nematic liquid crystals.With this consideration in mind, the authors have formulated the problems concerning the continuum theory of liquid crystals into a precise form. In working out the solutions, they have analyzed, systematically and naturally, the techniques and methods of variational calculus. Special attention is dedicated to the analysis of well-posed and ill-posed variational problems. The presence of sub-surface discontinuity in the nematic orientation is analyzed using different techniques. A full chapter is devoted to this aspect of the theory of elasticity of nematic media.