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Relation between frank constants and viscosity coefficients in an ellipsoid model for nematic liquid crystals
- Source :
- Physics Letters A. 57:43-45
- Publication Year :
- 1976
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 1976.
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Abstract
- The Frank constants and viscosity for a nematic liquid crystal are calculated for a microscopic model: a one-parameter ellipsoid model. A simple relation is established: K 33 / 1 2 (K 11 + K 22 )= 1 2 (η a + η c )/η b , and appears well confirmed by experiment.
Details
- ISSN :
- 03759601
- Volume :
- 57
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Physics Letters A
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........eff9d4a8b2980b0606cc71438e55c081
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0375-9601(76)90448-5