Liquid Crystals in Electric Field
arXiv:cond-mat/0309643 · doi:10.1143/JPSJ.73.511
Abstract
We present a general theory of electric field effects in liquid crystals where the dielectric tensor depends on the orientation order. As applications, we examine (i) the director fluctuations in nematic states in electric field for arbitrary strength of the dielectric anisotropy and (ii) deformation of the nematic order around a charged particle. Some predictions are made for these effects.
9pages, 2figures