Nematic films and radially anisotropic Delaunay surfaces |
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Authors: | B G Chen and R D Kamien |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 19104-6396 Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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Abstract: | We develop a theory of axisymmetric surfaces minimizing a combination of surface tension and nematic elastic energies which
may be suitable for describing simple film and bubble shapes. As a function of the elastic constant and the applied tension
on the bubbles, we find the analogues of the unduloid, sphere, and nodoid in addition to other new surfaces. |
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Keywords: | PACS" target="_blank">PACS 61 30 -v Liquid crystals 82 70 Rr Aerosols and foams 47 55 D- Drops and bubbles |
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