Influence of shear flow on the Freedericksz transition in nematic liquid crystals
DV Makarov, AN Zakhlevnykh - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and …, 2006 - APS
… to the flow aligning regimes. We show that imposing of shear flow on the Fréedericksz
transition leads to a threshold behavior or to a “smoothing” of the transition. It depends on the …
transition leads to a threshold behavior or to a “smoothing” of the transition. It depends on the …
Shear flow in nematic liquid crystals: Fréedericksz transition as a bifurcation
A Mukherjee, B Mukherjee - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and …, 2005 - APS
… the Fréedericksz transition for steady state plane shear flow of nematic … flow and perpendicular
to it, in the plane and along the flow, and where it is perpendicular to the plane of the flow …
to it, in the plane and along the flow, and where it is perpendicular to the plane of the flow …
Magnetic Freedericksz transition in ferronematic layer under shear flow
AN Zakhlevnykh, DV Makarov - Molecular Crystals and Liquid …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
… in a ferronematic layer under the combined influence of magnetic field and shear flow. … shear
flow “smoothes” the Freedericksz transition in ferronematics. For ferronematics with non-flow…
flow “smoothes” the Freedericksz transition in ferronematics. For ferronematics with non-flow…
Spontaneous shear flow in confined cellular nematics
… and in particular the existence of the transition that we now identify as a Fréedericksz
transition driven by cell activity. Spontaneous flow transitions are typical of active matter; other …
transition driven by cell activity. Spontaneous flow transitions are typical of active matter; other …
Nematic liquid crystals under oscillatory shear flow
AP Krekhov, T Börzsönyi, P Tóth, A Buka, L Kramer - Physics Reports, 2000 - Elsevier
… (3) An interesting slow director precession and nonlinear waves which arise in homeotropically
aligned nematics exposed to an elliptical shear flow in the bend Fréedericksz distorted …
aligned nematics exposed to an elliptical shear flow in the bend Fréedericksz distorted …
Magnetic field-induced orientational phases of ferronematics in shear flow
DV Makarov, AN Zakhlevnykh - Journal of magnetism and magnetic …, 2008 - Elsevier
… shear flow can lead to the shift of the field thresholds or to a “smoothing” of the magnetic
field-induced transitions … a liquid crystal, in contrast to the conventional Fréedericksz transition. …
field-induced transitions … a liquid crystal, in contrast to the conventional Fréedericksz transition. …
Flow-induced delayed Freedericksz transition
… the Freedericksz transition, and may compete with the flow … asymmetric fluid stress tensor,
flowing nematic liquid crystals … during forced flow through channels or shear flow between …
flowing nematic liquid crystals … during forced flow through channels or shear flow between …
Director precession and nonlinear waves in nematic liquid crystals under elliptic shear
T Börzsönyi, Á Buka, AP Krekhov, OA Scaldin… - Physical Review Letters, 2000 - APS
… by an elliptic shear flow in a homeotropically anchored, Fréedericks distorted nematic … shear
the Fréedericks transition (FT) transforms into a Hopf bifurcation and the observed transition …
the Fréedericks transition (FT) transforms into a Hopf bifurcation and the observed transition …
Electroconvection in nematics above the splay Fréedericksz transition
R Stannarius, J Heuer - The European Physical Journal E, 2007 - Springer
… orientation of the director in a constant shear flow. However, there are substances … transition
[13,15]. In that case, the director will continuously rotate (tumble) in a constant shear flow. …
[13,15]. In that case, the director will continuously rotate (tumble) in a constant shear flow. …
The effect of magnetic fields and boundary conditions on the shear flow of nematics
UD Kini - Pramãna, 1976 - Springer
… for p-azoxyanisole as functions of shear rate and magnetic field for symmetric and … field
applied along the flow direction exhibits a threshold reminiscent of a Freedericksz transition in the …
applied along the flow direction exhibits a threshold reminiscent of a Freedericksz transition in the …