Jerry Ericksen: Liquid Crystal Pioneer

Timothy J. Sluckin; M. Carme Calderer

doi:10.1007/s10659-022-09955-8

Jerry Ericksen: Liquid Crystal Pioneer

Timothy J. Sluckin, M. Carme Calderer

School of Mathematics

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Abstract

In the 1960s Jerry Ericksen made major contributions to the construction of the continuum theory of nematic liquid crystals. This paper gives a brief summary of his work and the consequent giant impact on the field.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Journal of Elasticity
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10659-022-09955-8
State	Accepted/In press - 2022

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Keywords

Continuum theory
Ericksen
Liquid crystals
Nematic

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