Thermal orientation of nematics confined between non-anchoring walls

F. N. Braun

doi:10.1080/00268970010008991

Thermal orientation of nematics confined between non-anchoring walls

F. N. Braun

School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

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Abstract

In confined nematics, thermally excited long wavelength director fluctuations are suppressed. It is shown that there is an associated orienting effect.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	151-154
Number of pages	4
Journal	Molecular Physics
Volume	99
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00268970010008991
Publication status	Published - 20 Jan 2002

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