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Biaxial nematic liquid crystals : theory, simulation, and experiment / / edited by Geoffrey R. Luckhurst and Timothy J. Sluckin
| Biaxial nematic liquid crystals : theory, simulation, and experiment / / edited by Geoffrey R. Luckhurst and Timothy J. Sluckin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (424 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.4/29 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nematic liquid crystals
Liquid crystals - Spectra Liquid crystals - Research |
| ISBN |
1-118-69635-2
1-118-69631-X 1-118-69633-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Historical Background; 1.2 Freiser Theory; 1.3 Nematic Order Parameters; 1.4 Nematic Tensor Order Parameters; 1.5 Theoretical Phase Diagrams; 1.6 Landau-de Gennes Theory; 1.7 Computer Simulation; 1.8 Other Theoretical Issues; 1.9 Applications; 1.10 Characterisation; 1.11 Lyotropic and Colloidal Systems; 1.12 Molecular Design; References; Chapter 2 Biaxial Nematics: Order Parameters and Distribution Functions; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Cartesian Language; 2.2.1 Order Parameters
2.2.2 Molecular Symmetry2.2.3 Measurement; 2.3 The Spherical Tensor Language; 2.3.1 The Order Parameters of Biaxial Molecules in a Uniaxial Phase; 2.3.2 Molecular Symmetry; 2.3.3 Measurement; 2.4 Extension to Biaxial Nematics; 2.4.1 Orientational Order Parameters; 2.4.2 Systems with D2h Point Group Symmetry; 2.4.3 Measurement of the Order Parameters; 2.4.4 Systems with C2h Point Group Symmetry and Their Order Parameters; 2.4.5 Systems with C2h Point Group Symmetry: The Cartesian Language; 2.5 Fourth-Rank Order Parameters; 2.6 The Singlet Orientational Distribution Function; 2.7 Appendices 2.7.1 Point Group Symmetry and the Associated Symmetry Operations2.7.2 Legendre Polynomials, Modified Spherical Harmonics and Wigner Rotation Matrices; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3 Molecular Field Theory; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 General Mathematical Theory; 3.2.1 Two-Particle Hamiltonian; 3.2.2 Ensemble Potentials; 3.2.3 Molecular Field Approximation; 3.2.4 Variational Principles; 3.2.5 Local Stability Criterion; 3.3 Non-Polar Molecules; 3.3.1 Quadrupolar Hamiltonians; 3.3.2 Phase Transitions; 3.3.3 Universal Phase Diagram; 3.3.4 Steric Effects; 3.4 Polar Molecules 3.4.1 Dipolar Fluids3.4.2 Dipolar Hamiltonian; 3.4.3 Condensed Polar Phases; References; Chapter 4 Hard Particle Theories; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Theoretical Approaches; 4.3 Board-Like Models; 4.4 Bent-Core Models; 4.5 Rod-Plate Mixtures; 4.6 Conclusions and Speculations; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5 Landau Theory of Nematic Phases; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Symmetry of Biaxial Nematics and Primary Order Parameters; 5.3 Landau Expansion; 5.3.1 Generic NU-I Phase Transition; 5.3.2 Generic NB-NU and NB-I Phase Transitions; 5.3.3 Role of Coupling between Nematic Order Parameters 5.3.4 Landau-de Gennes Expansion in Terms of the Alignment Tensor5.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 6 Computer Simulations of Biaxial Nematics; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Order Parameters; 6.3 Model Potentials and Applications; 6.3.1 Lattice Models; 6.3.2 Atomistic Models; 6.3.3 Molecular Models; 6.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; 6.5 Appendices; 6.5.1 Quaternions; 6.5.2 Angular Momentum Operator; 6.5.3 Kinematic and Dynamic Equations of Rotational Motion; 6.5.4 Propagator/Integrator of Rotational Equations of Motion; 6.5.5 Gradient of the Biaxial Gay-Berne Potential 6.5.6 Torques of the Biaxial Gay-Berne Potential |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910132274703321 |
| Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biaxial nematic liquid crystals : theory, simulation, and experiment / / edited by Geoffrey R. Luckhurst and Timothy J. Sluckin
| Biaxial nematic liquid crystals : theory, simulation, and experiment / / edited by Geoffrey R. Luckhurst and Timothy J. Sluckin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (424 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.4/29 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nematic liquid crystals
Liquid crystals - Spectra Liquid crystals - Research |
| ISBN |
1-118-69635-2
1-118-69631-X 1-118-69633-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Historical Background; 1.2 Freiser Theory; 1.3 Nematic Order Parameters; 1.4 Nematic Tensor Order Parameters; 1.5 Theoretical Phase Diagrams; 1.6 Landau-de Gennes Theory; 1.7 Computer Simulation; 1.8 Other Theoretical Issues; 1.9 Applications; 1.10 Characterisation; 1.11 Lyotropic and Colloidal Systems; 1.12 Molecular Design; References; Chapter 2 Biaxial Nematics: Order Parameters and Distribution Functions; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Cartesian Language; 2.2.1 Order Parameters
2.2.2 Molecular Symmetry2.2.3 Measurement; 2.3 The Spherical Tensor Language; 2.3.1 The Order Parameters of Biaxial Molecules in a Uniaxial Phase; 2.3.2 Molecular Symmetry; 2.3.3 Measurement; 2.4 Extension to Biaxial Nematics; 2.4.1 Orientational Order Parameters; 2.4.2 Systems with D2h Point Group Symmetry; 2.4.3 Measurement of the Order Parameters; 2.4.4 Systems with C2h Point Group Symmetry and Their Order Parameters; 2.4.5 Systems with C2h Point Group Symmetry: The Cartesian Language; 2.5 Fourth-Rank Order Parameters; 2.6 The Singlet Orientational Distribution Function; 2.7 Appendices 2.7.1 Point Group Symmetry and the Associated Symmetry Operations2.7.2 Legendre Polynomials, Modified Spherical Harmonics and Wigner Rotation Matrices; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3 Molecular Field Theory; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 General Mathematical Theory; 3.2.1 Two-Particle Hamiltonian; 3.2.2 Ensemble Potentials; 3.2.3 Molecular Field Approximation; 3.2.4 Variational Principles; 3.2.5 Local Stability Criterion; 3.3 Non-Polar Molecules; 3.3.1 Quadrupolar Hamiltonians; 3.3.2 Phase Transitions; 3.3.3 Universal Phase Diagram; 3.3.4 Steric Effects; 3.4 Polar Molecules 3.4.1 Dipolar Fluids3.4.2 Dipolar Hamiltonian; 3.4.3 Condensed Polar Phases; References; Chapter 4 Hard Particle Theories; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Theoretical Approaches; 4.3 Board-Like Models; 4.4 Bent-Core Models; 4.5 Rod-Plate Mixtures; 4.6 Conclusions and Speculations; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5 Landau Theory of Nematic Phases; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Symmetry of Biaxial Nematics and Primary Order Parameters; 5.3 Landau Expansion; 5.3.1 Generic NU-I Phase Transition; 5.3.2 Generic NB-NU and NB-I Phase Transitions; 5.3.3 Role of Coupling between Nematic Order Parameters 5.3.4 Landau-de Gennes Expansion in Terms of the Alignment Tensor5.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 6 Computer Simulations of Biaxial Nematics; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Order Parameters; 6.3 Model Potentials and Applications; 6.3.1 Lattice Models; 6.3.2 Atomistic Models; 6.3.3 Molecular Models; 6.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; 6.5 Appendices; 6.5.1 Quaternions; 6.5.2 Angular Momentum Operator; 6.5.3 Kinematic and Dynamic Equations of Rotational Motion; 6.5.4 Propagator/Integrator of Rotational Equations of Motion; 6.5.5 Gradient of the Biaxial Gay-Berne Potential 6.5.6 Torques of the Biaxial Gay-Berne Potential |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828850303321 |
| Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soap, science, and flat-screen TVs : a history of liquid crystals / / David Dunmur, Tim Sluckin
| Soap, science, and flat-screen TVs : a history of liquid crystals / / David Dunmur, Tim Sluckin |
| Autore | Dunmur David (David A.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.429 |
| Soggetto topico | Liquid crystals |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-19-100430-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Science and history: the two cultures â€? A note to readers""; ""1 Itâ€?s all Greek to me: an introduction""; ""2 Crystals that flow: fact or fiction""; ""3 Liquid crystals, where do they come from?""; ""4 La Gloire FranÃaise""; ""5 The meeting that wasnâ€?t and the meeting that was""; ""6 The threads of life""; ""7 The winds of war""; ""8 Renaissance""; ""9 An unlikely story""; ""10 The light dawns in the West""; ""11 The sun rises in the East""; ""12 The new world of liquid crystal materials""; ""Glossary""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""L""
""M""""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""S""; ""T""; ""X""; ""Timeline of events in the history of liquid crystals""; ""Chapter notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Acknowledgements for figures and photographs""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465004203321 |
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| New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soap, science, and flat-screen TVs : a history of liquid crystals / / David Dunmur, Tim Sluckin
| Soap, science, and flat-screen TVs : a history of liquid crystals / / David Dunmur, Tim Sluckin |
| Autore | Dunmur David (David A.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.429 |
| Soggetto topico | Liquid crystals |
| ISBN | 0-19-100430-8 |
| Classificazione |
35.51
35.53 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Science and history: the two cultures â€? A note to readers""; ""1 Itâ€?s all Greek to me: an introduction""; ""2 Crystals that flow: fact or fiction""; ""3 Liquid crystals, where do they come from?""; ""4 La Gloire FranÃaise""; ""5 The meeting that wasnâ€?t and the meeting that was""; ""6 The threads of life""; ""7 The winds of war""; ""8 Renaissance""; ""9 An unlikely story""; ""10 The light dawns in the West""; ""11 The sun rises in the East""; ""12 The new world of liquid crystal materials""; ""Glossary""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""L""
""M""""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""S""; ""T""; ""X""; ""Timeline of events in the history of liquid crystals""; ""Chapter notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Acknowledgements for figures and photographs""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789357403321 |
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Dunmur David (David A.)
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| New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soap, science, and flat-screen TVs : a history of liquid crystals / / David Dunmur, Tim Sluckin
| Soap, science, and flat-screen TVs : a history of liquid crystals / / David Dunmur, Tim Sluckin |
| Autore | Dunmur David (David A.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.429 |
| Soggetto topico | Liquid crystals |
| ISBN | 0-19-100430-8 |
| Classificazione |
35.51
35.53 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Science and history: the two cultures â€? A note to readers""; ""1 Itâ€?s all Greek to me: an introduction""; ""2 Crystals that flow: fact or fiction""; ""3 Liquid crystals, where do they come from?""; ""4 La Gloire FranÃaise""; ""5 The meeting that wasnâ€?t and the meeting that was""; ""6 The threads of life""; ""7 The winds of war""; ""8 Renaissance""; ""9 An unlikely story""; ""10 The light dawns in the West""; ""11 The sun rises in the East""; ""12 The new world of liquid crystal materials""; ""Glossary""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""L""
""M""""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""S""; ""T""; ""X""; ""Timeline of events in the history of liquid crystals""; ""Chapter notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Acknowledgements for figures and photographs""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818342303321 |
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Dunmur David (David A.)
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| New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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