Hydrodynamics of Nematic Liquid Crystals
- 21 June 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 26 (25), 1525-1527
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.26.1525
Abstract
The Ericksen-Leslie theory for nematic liquid crystals is simplified and improved. The most general linear hydrodynamic equations are obtained following the conservation laws, thermodynamics laws, and symmetry properties. The rigorous low-frequency, long-wavelength equations are then deduced by taking such a limit. It is a simple alternative way to derive the theory of Forster, Lubensky, Martin, Swift, and Pershan. It would be of interest to study the more general equations experimentally.Keywords
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