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Shape changing nonlocal molecular deformations in a nematic liquid crystal system
Joint Authors
Kavitha, L.
Venkatesh, M.
Gopi, D.
Source
Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences
Issue
Vol. 18, Issue 0 (31 Oct. 2015), pp.29-45, 17 p.
Publisher
University of Bahrain College of Science
Publication Date
2015-10-31
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The nature of nonlinear molecular deformations in a homeotropically aligned nematic liquid crystal (NLC) is presented.
We start from the basic dynamical equation for the director axis of a NLC with elastic deformation and mapped onto a integro-differential perturbed Nonlinear Schro¨ dinger equation which includes the nonlocal term.
By invoking the modified extended tangent hyperbolic function method aided with symbolic computation, we obtain a series of solitary wave solutions.
Under the influence of the nonlocality induced by the reorientation nonlinearity due to fluctuations in the molecular orientation, the solitary wave exhibits shape changing property for different choices of parameters.
This intriguing property as a result of the relation between the coherence of the solitary deformation and the nonlocality reveals a strong need for a deeper understanding in the theory of self-localization in NLC systems.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kavitha, L.& Venkatesh, M.& Gopi, D.. 2015. Shape changing nonlocal molecular deformations in a nematic liquid crystal system. Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences،Vol. 18, no. 0, pp.29-45.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kavitha, L.…[et al.]. Shape changing nonlocal molecular deformations in a nematic liquid crystal system. Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Vol. 18 (Oct. 2015), pp.29-45.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-612667
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kavitha, L.& Venkatesh, M.& Gopi, D.. Shape changing nonlocal molecular deformations in a nematic liquid crystal system. Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. 2015. Vol. 18, no. 0, pp.29-45.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-612667
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 43-45
Record ID
BIM-612667