Interaction between surface and bulk disclinations in nematic liquid crystals

dc.contributor.author	Ranganath, G S
dc.date.accessioned	2012-07-31T06:19:26Z
dc.date.available	2012-07-31T06:19:26Z
dc.date.issued	1979
dc.description	Restricted Access.	en
dc.description.abstract	The problem of the interaction between a surface disclination and a bulk disclination placed symmetrically with respect to it has been considered on the basis of the continuum theory. It is found that at large distances the bulk disclination is attracted by the surface disclination with a force that is independent of the sign of the former. The force of attraction is found to be nearly the same for bulk disclinations of strength 1/2, 1 and 2. The theory appears to qualitatively account for the experimental observations of Kléman and Williams.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Journal de Physique, 1979, Vol.40, pC3-87-C3-89	en
dc.identifier.issn	1155-4339
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/5098
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	EDP Sciences	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1979319	en
dc.rights	1979, EDP Sciences	en
dc.title	Interaction between surface and bulk disclinations in nematic liquid crystals	en
dc.type	Article	en

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