A thermodynamic approach to isotropic-nematic phase transitions in liquid crystals

DOI10.1007/s11012-012-9647-xzbMath1293.76037OpenAlexW1987337403MaRDI QIDQ399840

Diego Grandi, Alessia Berti, Valeria Berti

Publication date: 20 August 2014

Published in: Meccanica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11012-012-9647-x

zbMATH Keywords

liquid crystalsphase-field modelingisotropic-nematic transitionthermodynamics of continua

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical mechanics of random media, disordered materials (including liquid crystals and spin glasses) (82D30) Thermodynamics of continua (80A17) Liquid crystals (76A15)

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