3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Chirality transfer in lyotropic twist-bend nematics
Anna Ashkinazi, Hemani Chhabra, Anouar El Moumane +2
Using molecular simulations and classical density functional theory, we study the liquid-crystalline phase behaviour of a series of bent rod-like mesogens with a controlled degree…
cond-mat.soft2025
Biaxial nematic order in fundamental measure theory
Anouar El Moumane, Michael te Vrugt, Hartmut Löwen +1
Liquid crystals consisting of biaxial particles can exhibit a much richer phase behavior than their uniaxial counterparts. Usually, one has to rely on simulation results to underst…
cond-mat.soft2025
Dynamical field theories for biaxial liquid crystals
Anouar El Moumane, René Wittmann, Hartmut Löwen +1
Phase field crystal (PFC) models constitute central tools for a microscopic understanding of the dynamics of complex systems in soft matter physics. They have found widespread appl…