We first show how to make a finger of the second species from a bubble domain in a frustrated cholesteric liquid crystal in an A.C. electric field. Two scenarios are possible, depending on the applied voltage: either the finger forms a single spiral, or it forms two symmetrical spirals which we refer to as twin spirals. We then describe the long-time behavior of an isolated single spiral and, especially, the trajectories of its two tips. These results are discussed using a simple kinematical model in terms of the motion of curves with free ends. We finish by studying the dynamics of the fingers of the second species when the dielectric anisotropy of the liquid crystal tends to zero.Nous montrons d'abord comment fabriquer un doigt de seconde...
26 pages, 5 figuresInternational audienceDeformations that conserve the parallelism and the distance...
Abstract. When a voltage is applied across a thin layer of cholesteric liquid crystal, fin-gers of c...
Department of PhysicsNematic liquid crystal (LC) is a partially ordered matter that has been a popul...
We show that two types of fingers exist in homeotropic samples of cholesteric liquid crystals of pos...
We have studied the behavior of a cholesteric liquid crystal sandwiched between two plates, with hom...
The behaviour of a cholesteric liquid crystal subjected to a topological frustration together with a...
International audienceWe study the behavior of cholesteric fingers of the first and second types (CF...
We have observed birefringent spirals induced by a field in a fingerprint texture of a cholesteric p...
When a voltage is applied across a thin layer of cholesteric liquid crystal, fingers of cholesteric ...
When a cholesteric liquid crystal is sandwiched between two horizontal glass plates with homeotropic...
International audienceThe helicoidal structure of the cholesteric phase can be untwisted by the elec...
Experiments have shown that cholesteric droplets or cholesteric fingers may be put into motion by th...
Nous présentons des résultats expérimentaux et théoriques sur les cristaux liquides en géométr...
International audienceThe helicoidal structure of the cholesteric liquid crystal phase can be untwis...
Topological solitons are non-singular but topologically nontrivial structures in fields, which have ...
26 pages, 5 figuresInternational audienceDeformations that conserve the parallelism and the distance...
Abstract. When a voltage is applied across a thin layer of cholesteric liquid crystal, fin-gers of c...
Department of PhysicsNematic liquid crystal (LC) is a partially ordered matter that has been a popul...
We show that two types of fingers exist in homeotropic samples of cholesteric liquid crystals of pos...
We have studied the behavior of a cholesteric liquid crystal sandwiched between two plates, with hom...
The behaviour of a cholesteric liquid crystal subjected to a topological frustration together with a...
International audienceWe study the behavior of cholesteric fingers of the first and second types (CF...
We have observed birefringent spirals induced by a field in a fingerprint texture of a cholesteric p...
When a voltage is applied across a thin layer of cholesteric liquid crystal, fingers of cholesteric ...
When a cholesteric liquid crystal is sandwiched between two horizontal glass plates with homeotropic...
International audienceThe helicoidal structure of the cholesteric phase can be untwisted by the elec...
Experiments have shown that cholesteric droplets or cholesteric fingers may be put into motion by th...
Nous présentons des résultats expérimentaux et théoriques sur les cristaux liquides en géométr...
International audienceThe helicoidal structure of the cholesteric liquid crystal phase can be untwis...
Topological solitons are non-singular but topologically nontrivial structures in fields, which have ...
26 pages, 5 figuresInternational audienceDeformations that conserve the parallelism and the distance...
Abstract. When a voltage is applied across a thin layer of cholesteric liquid crystal, fin-gers of c...
Department of PhysicsNematic liquid crystal (LC) is a partially ordered matter that has been a popul...