Anisotropy of the Viscosity of a Nematic Discotic Liquid Crystal via Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics
- 1 March 1989
- journal article
- liquid crystals
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Incorporating Nonlinear Optics
- Vol. 168 (1) , 189-195
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00268948908045971
Abstract
Viscosity coefficients analogous to the Miesowiez viscosities η1, η2, η3 and to the Leslie coefficients γ1 and γ2 are determined for an oriented nematic discotic liquid crystal in molecular dynamics computer simulations and compared with theoretical calculations.Keywords
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