Instability of a homeotropic nematic subjected to an elliptical shear : theory
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Journal de Physique
- Vol. 39 (10) , 1039-1047
- https://doi.org/10.1051/jphys:0197800390100103900
Abstract
One studies the instability appearing when a homeotropic sample is submitted to an alternatif elliptical shear. For that, we consider time independent fluctuations. We calculate the instability threshold and estimate in which direction the roll structure appearsKeywords
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