Variational approach to the thermo-electrodynamics of liquid crystals

Authors
Kotowski, R Radzikowska, E
Citation
R. Kotowski et E. Radzikowska, Variational approach to the thermo-electrodynamics of liquid crystals, INT J ENG S, 37(6), 1999, pp. 771-802
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering Management /General
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00207225 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
771 - 802
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7225(199905)37:6<771:VATTTO>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
A variational principle for liquid crystals subject to the thermal and elec tromagnetic interactions is proposed in order to obtain the complete system of field equations. The ideas suggested by Natanson and Sedov are applied. Problems concerning the description of dissipative processes are discussed . The polynomial form of the nonequilibrium constitutive equations of nemat ic liquid crystals in the Lagrange description is considered. (C) 1999 Else vier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.