Kinetic theories and mesoscopic models for solutions of nonhomogeneous liquid crystal polymers

DOI10.1016/j.jnnfm.2004.01.015zbMath1143.76373OpenAlexW2095585604MaRDI QIDQ1763557

Qi Wang, M. Carme Calderer, M. Gregory Forest

Publication date: 22 February 2005

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2004.01.015

zbMATH Keywords

biaxialitydipole-dipole interactioncholestericsBatchelor's volume averaging method

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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