Anchoring energy for nematic liquid crystals: An analysis of the proposed forms

dc.contributor.author	Barbero, G
dc.contributor.author	Madhusudana, N V
dc.contributor.author	Durand, G
dc.date.accessioned	2007-06-18T04:34:39Z
dc.date.available	2007-06-18T04:34:39Z
dc.date.issued	1984
dc.description	Restricted Access.	en
dc.description.abstract	We analyze the proposed functional forms describing the surface anchoring energy of MBBA nematic liquid crystal. Measurements of the surface torque versus tilt angle suggest that the simple cosinus-square form is not adequate for MBBA. The generalized form in an infinite series in cosinus-square is not useful since the set of functions is not orthogonal. Analyses using the orthogonal Legendre polynomials and Fourier expansion are given. Finally we analyse the data in terms of small tilt angles compared to the easy axis, and very far from it, which are the two limits of practical interest.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung A, 1984, Vol.39, p1066-1076	en
dc.identifier.issn	0932-0784
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2912
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Verlag der Zeitschrift für Naturforschung	en
dc.rights	1984 Verlag der Zeitschrift für Naturforschung	en
dc.title	Anchoring energy for nematic liquid crystals: An analysis of the proposed forms	en
dc.type	Article	en

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