The calculation of the elastic constants of nematics
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 2 (1) , 31-37
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02678298708086635
Abstract
A molecular model for nematics is proposed. Its elastic constants are calculated and the attendant approximations are discussed. The results are compared with those of existing models.Keywords
This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
- Molecular theory of curvature elasticity in nematic liquidsThe Journal of Chemical Physics, 1982
- The Theory of the eleastic constants of nematicsPhysics Letters A, 1982
- A simple model for the stiffness constants of nematic liquid crystals based on distributed harmonic forces between the moleculesMolecular Physics, 1982
- Calculation of elastic constants of nematic liquid crystals using an anisotropic lennard-jones potentialChemical Physics Letters, 1982
- Application of the statistical theory of elastic constants of nematics to spherocylindrical molecules with attractive forcesMolecular Physics, 1980
- Statistical theory of the elastic constants of nematic liquid crystalsMolecular Physics, 1979
- Frank Elastic Constants of the Hard-Rod Liquid CrystalPhysical Review A, 1973
- Theory of the Frank Elastic Constants of Nematic Liquid CrystalsPhysical Review A, 1973
- Calculation of the Elastic Constants of Nematic Liquid CrystalsThe Journal of Chemical Physics, 1972
- I. Liquid crystals. On the theory of liquid crystalsDiscussions of the Faraday Society, 1958