Hydrodynamic Theories for Flows of Active Liquid Crystals and the Generalized Onsager Principle
We articulate and apply the generalized Onsager principle to derive transport equations for active liquid crystals in a fixed domain as well as in a free surface domain adjacent to a passive fluid matrix. The Onsager principle ensures fundamental variational structure of the models as well as dissip...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Entropy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/18/6/202 |