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Influence of shear flow on the linear response of a nematic liquid crystal to external electric fields
Phys. Rev. E 86, 041701 – Published 4 October, 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.86.041701
Abstract
We have investigated the linear response of shear stress to ac electric fields under shear flow in a nematic liquid crystal. The experimental results were compared with the theoretical results derived from the Ericksen-Leslie theory. Although close agreement was obtained at low shear rates, discrepancies were observed at high shear rates. By introducing a two-mode coupling model the experimental results were well reproduced for the entire range of shear rates, and nonconservative forces were found to play an important role in determining the fluctuation dynamics, which is a characteristic of nonequilibrium steady states.
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