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Liquid Crystal Distortions Revealed by an Octupolar Tensor
Andrea Pedrini, Epifanio G. Virga
The classical theory of liquid crystal elasticity as formulated by Oseen and Frank describes the (orientable) optic axis of these soft materials by a director . The gro…
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Uniform distortions and generalized elasticity of liquid crystals
Epifanio G. Virga
Ordinary nematic liquid crystals are characterized by having a uniform director field as ground state. In such a state, the director is the same everywhere and no distortion is to…