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Spontaneous Flows and Quantum Analogies in Heterogeneous Active Nematic Films
Alexander J. H. Houston, Nigel J. Mottram
Incorporating the inherent heterogeneity of living systems into models of active nematics is essential to provide a more realistic description of biological processes such as bacte…
Hele-Shaw flow of a nematic liquid crystal
Joseph R. L. Cousins, Nigel J. Mottram, Stephen K. Wilson
Motivated by the variety of applications in which nematic Hele-Shaw flow occurs, a theoretical model for Hele-Shaw flow of a nematic liquid crystal is formulated and analysed. We d…
Weak-anchoring effects in a thin pinned ridge of nematic liquid crystal
Joseph R. L. Cousins, Akhshay S. Bhadwal, Lindsey T. Corson +5
A theoretical investigation of weak-anchoring effects in a thin two-dimensional pinned static ridge of nematic liquid crystal resting on a flat solid substrate in an atmosphere of…
Controllable particle migration in liquid crystal flows
Magdalena Lesniewska, Nigel Mottram, Oliver Henrich
We observe novel positional control of a colloidal particle in microchannel flow of a nematic liquid crystal. Lattice Boltzmann simulations show multiple equilibrium particle posit…
Young and Young--Laplace equations for a static ridge of nematic liquid crystal, and transitions between equilibrium states
Joseph R. L. Cousins, Brian R. Duffy, Stephen K. Wilson +1
Motivated by the need for greater understanding of systems that involve interfaces between a nematic liquid crystal, a solid substrate, and a passive gas that includes nematic--sub…
Introduction to Q-tensor theory
Nigel J. Mottram, Christopher J. P. Newton
This paper aims to provide an introduction to a basic form of the -tensor approach to modelling liquid crystals, which has seen increased interest in recent years. The inc…