A mesoscopic theory of liquid crystalline polymers

Authors
Kawaguchi, MN Denn, MM
Citation
Mn. Kawaguchi et Mm. Denn, A mesoscopic theory of liquid crystalline polymers, J RHEOL, 43(1), 1999, pp. 111-124
Citations number
63
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF RHEOLOGY
ISSN journal
01486055 → ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
111 - 124
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-6055(199901/02)43:1<111:AMTOLC>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
A kinetic equation for polydomains is used to develop a formal structure fo r a mesoscopic constitutive theory of textured liquid crystalline polymers. The lowest-order approximation for the texture terms leads to the Larson a nd Doi (1991) theory, but with a different meaning for the model parameters . Predicted macroscopic order parameters are in the range observed experime ntally. (C) 1999 The Society of Rheology. [80148-6055(99)00301-6].