2001/04/17 by I. Kotov, I. V. Kotov, M. V. Khazimullin +4
Computer Science · Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Materials and Mechanics #FOS: Physical sciences #Liquid Crystal Research Advancements #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation #Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft) #cond-mat.mtrl-sci #cond-mat.soft
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0104302
8 pages, 3 figures. To appear in Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. (2001)
arxiv created 2001/04/17 · openalex publication_date 2001/04/17 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The stability of the equilibrium configurations of a nematic liquid crystal confined between two coaxial cylinders is analysed when a radial electric field is applied and the flexoelectric effect is taken into account. The threshold for perturbations depending only on the radius r in the cylindrical coordinate system and strong boundary conditions is studied. A new type of orientational transition caused by pure flexoelectric effect is found.