Year: 2001
Journal of Partial Differential Equations, Vol. 14 (2001), Iss. 4 : pp. 289–330
Abstract
The study of liquid crystals gives rise to many fascinating but difficult mathematical problems. The purpose of this paper is to briefly summarize some recent advances, as well as to describe the present state of art of the theory of liquid crystals. For the static theory, we emphasis on the theory of defects and the theory of Smectic A materials. We will also study the Ericksen-Leslie theory for the liquid crystal flow. The well-posedness as well as the motion of the defects will be discussed.
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Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/2001-JPDE-5486
Journal of Partial Differential Equations, Vol. 14 (2001), Iss. 4 : pp. 289–330
Published online: 2001-01
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Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 42
Keywords: Static theory