Polydispersity and surface energy strength in nematic colloids
We consider a Landau-de Gennes model for a polydisperse, inhomogeneous suspension of colloidal inclusions in a nematic host, in the dilute regime. We study the homogenised limit and compute the effective free energy of the composite material. By suitably choosing the shape of the inclusions and impo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AIMS Press
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Mathematics in Engineering |
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| Online Access: | https://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/mine.2020015/fulltext.html |