Problems from the mathematical analysis of complex materials : dynamics of domain walls in ferromagnetic nanowires & phase transitions in biaxial nematic liquid crystals
This thesis concerns two distinct problems from the mathematical analysis of complex materials. One of the central themes is variational principles, which are widely used to understand physical phenomena, and one of the central aims of this type of work is to provide rigorous mathematical support to...
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University of Bristol
2014
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.658635 |