Landau-de Gennes theory of isotropic-nematic-smectic liquid crystal transitions

Keyphrases

• Order Parameter 100%
• Isotropic-nematic 100%
• Landau-de Gennes Theory 100%
• Crystal Transition 100%
• Smectic Liquid Crystals 100%
• Smectic Order 66%
• Phase Diagram 33%
• External Field 33%
• Free Energy Functional 33%
• Liquid Crystal 33%
• Smectic 33%
• Free Energy 33%
• Energy Minimizers 33%
• Smectic C Phase 33%
• Convexity 33%
• Variational Theory 33%
• Nematic Order 33%
• Regularization Term 33%
• Optimal number 33%
• Defect numbers 33%
• Singular Configuration 33%
• Nonconvex Functions 33%
• Landau-de Gennes 33%
• Loss of Regularity 33%
• Order Tensor 33%
• Constitutive Parameters 33%
• Second-order Regularization 33%
• Unified Description 33%
• Elastic Potential 33%

Mathematics

• Regularization 100%
• Tensor 100%
• Energy Functional 100%
• Boundary Condition 100%
• Optimal Number 100%
• External Field 100%

Chemistry

• Smectic Phase 100%
• Order Parameter 100%
• Gibbs Free Energy 66%
• Phase Diagrams 33%
• Liquid Crystal 33%