398 Pages
by
Chapman & Hall
398 Pages
by
Chapman & Hall
398 Pages
by
Chapman & Hall
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Essentially there are two variational theories of liquid crystals explained in this book. The theory put forward by Zocher, Oseen and Frank is classical, while that proposed by Ericksen is newer in its mathematical formulation although it has been postulated in the physical literature for the past two decades. The newer theory provides a better explanation of defects in liquid crystals,... Read more
1. Physical background 2. Mathematical preliminaries 3. The classical theory 4. Instabilities 5. Drops 6. The new theory
Biography
Virga, E.G.
