Modelling a planar bistable device on different scales
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Majumdar, A (University of Bath)
Tuesday 19 March 2013, 09:50-10:40 |
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| Created: | 2013-03-19 14:19 |
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| Collection: | The Mathematics of Liquid Crystals |
| Publisher: | Isaac Newton Institute |
| Copyright: | Majumdar, A |
| Language: | eng (English) |
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| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 |
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| Abstract: | This talk focuses on the development, analysis and numerical implementation of mathematical models for a planar bistable nematic device reported in a paper by Tsakonas, Davidson, Brown and Mottram. We model this device within a continuum Landau-de Gennes framework and investigate the cases of strong and weak anchoring separately. In both cases, we find six distinct states and compute bifurcation diagrams as a function of the anchoring strength. We introduce the concept of an optimal boundary condition that prescribes the optimal interpolation between defects at the vertices. We develop a parallel lattice-based Landau-de Gennes interaction potential, by analogy with the Lebwohl-Lasher lattice-based model and study multistability within this discrete framework too by means of Monte Carlo methods. We also use the off-lattice based Gay Berne model to study the structure of the stable states. The different numerical approaches are compared and we discuss their relative strengths a nd shortcomings. We conclude by a brief discussion on a multiscale modelling approach wherein we can couple a lattice-based interaction potential to a conventional continuum model. This is joint work with Chong Luo and Radek Erban. |
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