Declination lines separating regions with opposite twist in a twisted structure of a nematic liquid crystal are studied theoretically and experimentally. A particular study is made of magnetic-field induced motions of the disclination lines. Comparison of theoretical and experimental results leads to an estimate of the size of the disclination core. The elastic energy of a disclination line is obtained as a side result. A simple physical picture is given for the combined effect of the magnetic, curvature induced and dissipative forces acting on a disclination line.Les auteurs étudient du point de vue théorique et expérimental les lignes de disinclinaisons qui séparent des régions d'orientation opposée dans la structure twistée d'un cristal ...
Disclinations in nematic liquid crystals usually adopt a straight shape in order to minimize their e...
The Oseen-Frank theory of curvature elasticity of nematic liquid crystals is used to investigate the...
We consider an incompressible nematic liquid crystal that exhibits an equilibrium twist profile acro...
Declination lines separating regions with opposite twist in a twisted structure of a nematic liquid ...
An individual defect in a nematic liquid crystal moves not only in response to its interaction with ...
A topological study of the symmetry transformations on a surface inducing both tilted and homogeneou...
Nematic liquid crystals often host topological defects in the form of disclination lines. Because of...
Restricted Access. Paper presented to the 9th international conference on liquid crystals held at Ba...
The influence of elastic anisotropy on twist disclinations in nematic liquid crystals has been consi...
We analyse the motion of a line disclination in a nematic liquid crystal using the methods of formal...
It is shown that in nematic liquid crystals the disclinations which are attached to the external bou...
Recent studies on topological defects in conventional and active nematic liquid crystals have reveal...
International audienceFrom the elastic point of view, the twist-bend nematic phase, (N-TB), has a gr...
We report an experimental study of structural transformations of disclination lines in nematic liqui...
We extend the Ericksen–Leslie theory for nematic liquid crystals to account for the presence of disc...
Disclinations in nematic liquid crystals usually adopt a straight shape in order to minimize their e...
The Oseen-Frank theory of curvature elasticity of nematic liquid crystals is used to investigate the...
We consider an incompressible nematic liquid crystal that exhibits an equilibrium twist profile acro...
Declination lines separating regions with opposite twist in a twisted structure of a nematic liquid ...
An individual defect in a nematic liquid crystal moves not only in response to its interaction with ...
A topological study of the symmetry transformations on a surface inducing both tilted and homogeneou...
Nematic liquid crystals often host topological defects in the form of disclination lines. Because of...
Restricted Access. Paper presented to the 9th international conference on liquid crystals held at Ba...
The influence of elastic anisotropy on twist disclinations in nematic liquid crystals has been consi...
We analyse the motion of a line disclination in a nematic liquid crystal using the methods of formal...
It is shown that in nematic liquid crystals the disclinations which are attached to the external bou...
Recent studies on topological defects in conventional and active nematic liquid crystals have reveal...
International audienceFrom the elastic point of view, the twist-bend nematic phase, (N-TB), has a gr...
We report an experimental study of structural transformations of disclination lines in nematic liqui...
We extend the Ericksen–Leslie theory for nematic liquid crystals to account for the presence of disc...
Disclinations in nematic liquid crystals usually adopt a straight shape in order to minimize their e...
The Oseen-Frank theory of curvature elasticity of nematic liquid crystals is used to investigate the...
We consider an incompressible nematic liquid crystal that exhibits an equilibrium twist profile acro...