Flow of nematic polymers in eccentric cylinder geometry: Influence of closure approximations

DOI10.1016/S0377-0257(00)00146-4zbMath0979.76004MaRDI QIDQ1590448

P. Halin, Vincent Legat, Pier Luca Maffettone, Roland Keunings, Massimiliano Grosso

Publication date: 21 December 2000

Published in: Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

diffusion equationGalerkin approachDoi modelorientational distribution functionrigid rod modelquadratic closureBingham closureeccentric cylinder geometrynematic rod-like polymer

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical mechanics of polymers (82D60) Statistical mechanics of random media, disordered materials (including liquid crystals and spin glasses) (82D30) Liquid crystals (76A15)

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