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Original Articles

Computer Simulations of Nematic Droplets with Toroidal Boundary Conditions

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Pages 19-28 | Received 10 Jan 1991, Published online: 24 Sep 2006
 

Abstract

We present Monte Carlo simulations of nematic droplets with toroidal boundary conditions (TBC) and various anchoring strengths and we investigate the orientational order and the molecular organizations in these systems that mimic polymer dispersed liquid crystals (PDLC).

PACS: 02.50 Monte Carlo studies

PACS: 61.30.Jf Defects in liquid crystals

PACS: 61.30.Gd Orientational order of liquid crystals

PACS: 64.70.M Liquid Crystals phase transitions.

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