Kinetic Structure Simulations of Nematic Polymers in Plane Couette Cells. II: In-Plane Structure Transitions

DOI10.1137/040618187zbMath1236.76008OpenAlexW2051332361MaRDI QIDQ5478179

M. Gregory Forest, Qi Wang, Ruhai Zhou

Publication date: 30 June 2006

Published in: Multiscale Modeling & Simulation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1015&context=mathstat_fac_pubs

zbMATH Keywords

kinetic modelshear flowstructure formationnematic polymerstructure transition

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical mechanics of polymers (82D60) Finite difference methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M20) Statistical mechanics of random media, disordered materials (including liquid crystals and spin glasses) (82D30) Liquid crystals (76A15) Generalities, axiomatics, foundations of continuum mechanics of solids (74A99)

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