Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Journal / Book Title
Advances and Applications in Fluid Mechanics
Abstract
This article investigates the effects of an external magnetic field on the Freedericksz transition for an elastically anisotropic nematic liquid crystal sample occupying the annular region between two concentric cylinders in relative (slow) rotation. Assuming both azimuthal and radial magnetic fields and strong anchoring conditions for the liquid crystal director perpendicular to the surface of the cylinders, we investigate and characterize the differences in the director distortions and the critical field value for the onset of the transition.
DOI
10.17654/FM020010169
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Mukherjee, Arup, "Freedericksz Transition in Nematic Liquid Crystal Couette Flow" (2017). Department of Mathematics Facuty Scholarship and Creative Works. 80.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/mathsci-facpubs/80
