3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Tensorial Model of Chiral Smectic C Liquid Crystals
Jingmin Xia, Jinbing Wu, Yucen Han
We propose a continuum tensorial model for chiral smectic C (SmC) liquid crystals using a tensor-valued order parameter to describe orientational order and a real-…
cond-mat.soft2024
Topological Defects as Nucleation Points of the Nematic--Isotropic Phase Transition in Liquid Crystal Shells
Yucen Han, Jan Lagerwall, Apala Majumdar
The transition from a nematic to an isotropic state in a self-closing spherical liquid crystal shell with tangential alignment is a stimulating phenomenon to investigate, as the to…
math-ph2023
Multistability for Nematic Liquid Crystals in Cuboids with Degenerate Planar Boundary Conditions
Baoming Shi, Yucen Han, Apala Majumdar +1
We study nematic configurations within three-dimensional (3D) cuboids, with planar degenerate boundary conditions on the cuboid faces, in the Landau-de Gennes framework. There are…