24 citations · 24 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
cond-mat.soft2008
A Catastrophe-Theoretic Approach to Tricritical Points with Application to Liquid Crystals
Livio Gibelli, Stefano Turzi
A criterion to locate tricritical points in phase diagrams is proposed. The criterion is formulated in the framework of the Elementary Catastrophe Theory and encompasses all the ex…
cond-mat.soft2006★ 24 cited
Bulk and surface biaxiality in nematic liquid crystals
Paolo Biscari, Gaetano Napoli, Stefano Turzi
Nematic liquid crystals possess three different phases: isotropic, uniaxial, and biaxial. The ground state of most nematics is either isotropic or uniaxial, depending on the extern…
cond-mat.soft2006
Boundary-roughness effects in nematic liquid crystals
Paolo Biscari, Stefano Turzi
We study the equilibrium configuration of a nematic liquid crystal bounded by a rough surface. The wrinkling of the surface induces a partial melting in the degree of orientation.…