03795nam 22005775 450 991030016070332120200702044752.03-319-98261-310.1007/978-3-319-98261-8(CKB)4100000006374728(MiAaPQ)EBC5510211(DE-He213)978-3-319-98261-8(PPN)230535720(EXLCZ)99410000000637472820180906d2018 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTopological Formations in Chiral Nematic Droplets /by Gregor Posnjak1st ed. 2018.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2018.1 online resource (192 pages)Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-50533-319-98260-5 Introduction -- Liquid Crystals – an Overview -- Liquid Crystal Droplets -- Experimental Inspection of Director Fields -- Materials and Experimental Setup -- Simulated Annealing for Determination of Z-Component Sign -- Structures in Chiral Nematic Droplets with Homeotropic Anchoring -- Schematic Construction of Droplets with Multiple Cholesteric Bubbles -- Discussion -- Conclusion.In this book Gregor Posnjak unravels the long-standing mystery of the internal director structure of chiral nematic droplets, which has been studied both experimentally and theoretically since the 1970s. To do so, he develops a new method for the reconstruction of director fields from a set of fluorescent confocal polarising microscopy images, which he augments with a simulated annealing algorithm. This allows the full reconstruction of 3D director fields, describing the ordering of the liquid crystal. The reconstruction procedure and its principles, which are applicable to other methods of studying vector fields, are explained in detail. The method is subsequently used to explore complex 3D structures in chiral nematic liquid crystal droplets with perpendicular surface anchoring. Twentyfour distinct states are identified and presented, including the layered structures of different symmetries and states with multiple topological point defects, separated by localized chiral structures. In closing, the book reports on the first observation of topological point defects with higher topological charges q = −2 and q = −3. .Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-5053Amorphous substancesComplex fluidsOptical materialsElectronic materialsPhase transitions (Statistical physics)Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P25021Optical and Electronic Materialshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Z12000Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systemshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P25099Amorphous substances.Complex fluids.Optical materials.Electronic materials.Phase transitions (Statistical physics).Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.Optical and Electronic Materials.Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems.530.429Posnjak Gregorauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut835590BOOK9910300160703321Topological Formations in Chiral Nematic Droplets1867713UNINA