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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 |
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| Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2015 | ||
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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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Liquid crystals beyond displays [[electronic resource] ] : chemistry, physics, and applications / / edited by Quan Li
| Liquid crystals beyond displays [[electronic resource] ] : chemistry, physics, and applications / / edited by Quan Li |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (598 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.4/29 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LiQuan <1965-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Liquid crystals - Research
Optoelectronic devices - Research |
| ISBN |
1-280-67683-3
9786613653765 1-118-25953-X 1-118-25999-8 1-118-25949-1 |
| Classificazione | TEC008080 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Preface Contributors Chapter 1. Liquid Crystal Lasers Hideo Takezoe Chapter 2. Self-organized Semiconducting Discotic Liquid Crystals for Optoelectronic Applications Chenming Xue and Quan Li Chapter 3. Magnetic Liquid Crystals Rui Tamura, Yoshiaki Uchida, and Katsuaki Suzuki Chapter 4 Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals for Nonlinear Optical Applications Yongqiang Zhang and Jesús Etxebarria Chapter 5. Photo-Stimulated Phase Transformations in Liquid Crystals and Their Non-display Applications C. V. Yelamaggad, S. Krishna Prasad and Quan Li Chapter 6. Light-driven Chiral Molecular Switches or Motors in Liquid Crystal Media Yan Wang and Quan Li Chapter 7. Liquid Crystal Functionalized Nano- and Microfibers Produced by Electrospinning Jan Lagerwall Chapter 8. Functional Liquid Crystalline Block Copolymers: Order Meets Self-Assembled Nanostructures Xia Tong and Yue Zhao Chapter 9. Semiconducting Applications of Polymerisable Liquid Crystals Mary O'Neill and Stephen M. Kelly Chapter 10. Carbon Nanotubes in Liquid Crystals and Carbon Nanotube Based Liquid Crystals Giusy Scalia Chapter 11. Liquid Crystals in Metamaterials Augustine M. Urbas and Dean P. Brown Chapter 12. Ferroelectric Colloids in Liquid Crystals Yuriy Reznikov Chapter 13. Fact or Fiction: Cybotactic Groups in the Nematic Phase of Bent Core Mesogens Bharat R. Achirya and Satyendra Kumar Chapter 14. Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals: Emerging Applications Heung-Shik Park and Oleg D. Lavrentovich Chapter 15. Liquid Crystal-Based Chemical Sensors Jacob T. Hunter and Nicholas L. Abbott Chapter 16. Liquid Crystals for Switchable Windows Deng-Ke Yang Chapter 17. Liquid Crystals for Nanophotonics Timothy D. Wilkinson and R. Rajesekharan Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141250703321 |
| Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Liquid crystals beyond displays : chemistry, physics, and applications / / edited by Quan Li
| Liquid crystals beyond displays : chemistry, physics, and applications / / edited by Quan Li |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (598 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.4/29 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LiQuan <1965-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Liquid crystals - Research
Optoelectronic devices - Research |
| ISBN |
1-280-67683-3
9786613653765 1-118-25953-X 1-118-25999-8 1-118-25949-1 |
| Classificazione | TEC008080 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Preface Contributors Chapter 1. Liquid Crystal Lasers Hideo Takezoe Chapter 2. Self-organized Semiconducting Discotic Liquid Crystals for Optoelectronic Applications Chenming Xue and Quan Li Chapter 3. Magnetic Liquid Crystals Rui Tamura, Yoshiaki Uchida, and Katsuaki Suzuki Chapter 4 Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals for Nonlinear Optical Applications Yongqiang Zhang and Jesús Etxebarria Chapter 5. Photo-Stimulated Phase Transformations in Liquid Crystals and Their Non-display Applications C. V. Yelamaggad, S. Krishna Prasad and Quan Li Chapter 6. Light-driven Chiral Molecular Switches or Motors in Liquid Crystal Media Yan Wang and Quan Li Chapter 7. Liquid Crystal Functionalized Nano- and Microfibers Produced by Electrospinning Jan Lagerwall Chapter 8. Functional Liquid Crystalline Block Copolymers: Order Meets Self-Assembled Nanostructures Xia Tong and Yue Zhao Chapter 9. Semiconducting Applications of Polymerisable Liquid Crystals Mary O'Neill and Stephen M. Kelly Chapter 10. Carbon Nanotubes in Liquid Crystals and Carbon Nanotube Based Liquid Crystals Giusy Scalia Chapter 11. Liquid Crystals in Metamaterials Augustine M. Urbas and Dean P. Brown Chapter 12. Ferroelectric Colloids in Liquid Crystals Yuriy Reznikov Chapter 13. Fact or Fiction: Cybotactic Groups in the Nematic Phase of Bent Core Mesogens Bharat R. Achirya and Satyendra Kumar Chapter 14. Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals: Emerging Applications Heung-Shik Park and Oleg D. Lavrentovich Chapter 15. Liquid Crystal-Based Chemical Sensors Jacob T. Hunter and Nicholas L. Abbott Chapter 16. Liquid Crystals for Switchable Windows Deng-Ke Yang Chapter 17. Liquid Crystals for Nanophotonics Timothy D. Wilkinson and R. Rajesekharan Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826396403321 |
| Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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