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math.AP2020
A One-Dimensional Variational Problem for Cholesteric Liquid Crystals with Disparate Elastic Constants
Dmitry Golovaty, Michael Novack, Peter Sternberg
We consider a one-dimensional variational problem arising in connection with a model for cholesteric liquid crystals. The principal feature of our study is the assumption that the…
math.AP2018
A Model Problem for Nematic-Isotropic Transitions with Highly Disparate Elastic Constants
Dmitry Golovaty, Michael Novack, Peter Sternberg +1
We analyze a model problem based on highly disparate elastic constants that we propose in order to understand corners and cusps that form on the boundary between the nematic and is…