Liquid Crystals
People: Nidhal Sulaiman,
Gareth Alexander,
Alexandre Dupuis, and Julia Yeomans
We are interested in rheology of liquid crystals: particular highlights
of recent work include an investigation of permeation in cholesterics
[1] and the dynamics of the disclination networks that define the blue
phases.
Other research has focussed on liquid crystal devices, particularly
switching where defects or flow are likely to be important [2].
References:
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