In this thesis we consider the Landau-de Gennes variational model for nematic liquid crystals. Nematic liquid crystals are an intermediate phase of matter, which shares properties both with liquids and crystalline solids. They are composed of molecules which can flow freely, but tend to align locally along some preferred directions. Nematic phases exhibit defects, which can occur at isolated points or along lines, and are one of their mean features. This thesis mainly aims at discussing some results towards the mathematical understanding of defects and their generation, within the framework of the Landau-de Gennes theory.In the first chapter, we study minimizers of the energy functional in a bounded, smooth domain in dimension two. We are i...
We study global minimizers of a continuum Landau-De Gennes energy functional for nematic liquid crys...
Liquid crystals are a type of matter which share properties with both liquids and crystalline solids...
34 pages, 2 figuresWe consider the Landau-de Gennes variational problem on a bounded, two dimensiona...
In this thesis we consider the Landau-de Gennes variational model for nematic liquid crystals. Nemat...
Nous nous intéressons aux cristaux liquides nématiques, qui sont une phase de la matière intermédiai...
We study a modfied Landau-de Gennes model for nematic liquid crystals, where the elastic term is as...
We study a modified Landau–de Gennes model for nematic liquid crystals, where the elastic term is as...
62 pages, 4 figures.We consider the Landau-de Gennes variational model for nematic liquid crystals, ...
In this note we report on some recent progress [10, 11, 12] about the study of global minimizers of ...
We consider the Landau-de Gennes variational model for nematic liquid crystals, in three-dimensional...
We consider the Landau-de Gennes variational model for nematic liquid crystals, in three-dimensional...
We study the so-called "biaxial torus solutions" in the Landau-de Gennes (LdG) model for nematic liq...
We study global minimizers of a continuum Landau-De Gennes energy functional for nematic liquid crys...
We consider a variational two-dimensional Landau–de Gennes model in the theory of nematic liquid cr...
We consider a variational two-dimensional Landau–de Gennes model in the theory of nematic liquid cry...
We study global minimizers of a continuum Landau-De Gennes energy functional for nematic liquid crys...
Liquid crystals are a type of matter which share properties with both liquids and crystalline solids...
34 pages, 2 figuresWe consider the Landau-de Gennes variational problem on a bounded, two dimensiona...
In this thesis we consider the Landau-de Gennes variational model for nematic liquid crystals. Nemat...
Nous nous intéressons aux cristaux liquides nématiques, qui sont une phase de la matière intermédiai...
We study a modfied Landau-de Gennes model for nematic liquid crystals, where the elastic term is as...
We study a modified Landau–de Gennes model for nematic liquid crystals, where the elastic term is as...
62 pages, 4 figures.We consider the Landau-de Gennes variational model for nematic liquid crystals, ...
In this note we report on some recent progress [10, 11, 12] about the study of global minimizers of ...
We consider the Landau-de Gennes variational model for nematic liquid crystals, in three-dimensional...
We consider the Landau-de Gennes variational model for nematic liquid crystals, in three-dimensional...
We study the so-called "biaxial torus solutions" in the Landau-de Gennes (LdG) model for nematic liq...
We study global minimizers of a continuum Landau-De Gennes energy functional for nematic liquid crys...
We consider a variational two-dimensional Landau–de Gennes model in the theory of nematic liquid cr...
We consider a variational two-dimensional Landau–de Gennes model in the theory of nematic liquid cry...
We study global minimizers of a continuum Landau-De Gennes energy functional for nematic liquid crys...
Liquid crystals are a type of matter which share properties with both liquids and crystalline solids...
34 pages, 2 figuresWe consider the Landau-de Gennes variational problem on a bounded, two dimensiona...