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STATISTICAL PHYSICS OF ORIENTATIONAL ORDER AND CURVATURE
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Nguyen, Thanh-Son
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1421895006
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Year and Degree
, PHD, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Chemical Physics.
Abstract
Long range orientational order of nematic liquid crystals has been an inspiration for both theoretical works and practical applications. Using a combination of analytic calculations and numerical simulations, we investigate the interplay between orientational order and geometric constraints. In the first part of this dissertation, we concentrate on nematic order in liquid membranes, where the curvature induces non-uniformity and vice versa. Variations in nematic order, especially near topological defects, play an essential role in the interaction with curvature. In the second part, we consider the combination of the anisotropy of nematic liquid crystals with the large reversible deformations of elastomers as a mechanism for programmable deformations in soft materials.
Committee
Jonathan Selinger (Advisor)
Robin Selinger (Committee Member)
Antal Jakli (Committee Member)
John Portman (Committee Member)
Arden Ruttan (Committee Member)
Subject Headings
Physics
Keywords
Liquid crystal, statistical physics, nematic shell, orientational order, liquid crystal elastomer, nematic glass, vesicle, differential geometry
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Nguyen, T.-S. (n.d.).
STATISTICAL PHYSICS OF ORIENTATIONAL ORDER AND CURVATURE
[Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1421895006
APA Style (7th edition)
Nguyen, Thanh-Son.
STATISTICAL PHYSICS OF ORIENTATIONAL ORDER AND CURVATURE.
Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1421895006.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Nguyen, Thanh-Son. "STATISTICAL PHYSICS OF ORIENTATIONAL ORDER AND CURVATURE." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University. Accessed APRIL 24, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1421895006
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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