Roll cells and disclinations in sheared nematic polymers

DOI10.1017/S0022112001006279zbMath0996.76008OpenAlexW1981582013MaRDI QIDQ2774084

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Publication date: 4 November 2002

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112001006279

zbMATH Keywords

shear flowLeslie-Ericksen theorydirectornucleation of disclinationsroll-cell instabilitytumbling nematic polymers

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical mechanics of polymers (82D60) Liquid crystals (76A15)

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