Surface Tension of Liquid Crystals

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dc.contributor.author	Chandrasekhar, S.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2013-03-26T11:59:16Z	-
dc.date.available	2013-03-26T11:59:16Z	-
dc.date.issued	1966	-
dc.identifier.citation	Molecular Crystals, 1960, Vol.2, p71	en
dc.identifier.issn	1542-1406	-
dc.identifier.issn	1563-5287(Online)	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/5511	-
dc.description	Restricted Access.	en
dc.description.abstract	The problem of finding the equilibrium shape of a small particle by the Wulff construction is reviewed briefly, with emphasis on its applications to liquid crystals. The proof of Wulff's theorem is stated in a concise mathematical form. Some typical equilibrium shapes of liquid crystalline drops are described. When there is orientational order of the molecules in the liquid crystal but no translational order, the equilibrium shape may be an ellipsoid or a tactoid; when there is translational order as well, the shape may have plane faces, possibly with sharp edges and corners. The formation of the stepped drop, goutte à gradins, is interpreted as analogous to the stepwise roughening of a flat crystal surface whose orientation does not occur amongst the boundary surfaces of the Wulff shape.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15421406608083061	en
dc.rights	1966 Taylor & Francis	en
dc.title	Surface Tension of Liquid Crystals	en
dc.type	Article	en
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