Shear-Induced First-Order Transition in Polar Liquid Crystals
(2019)
Journal Article
Markovich, T., Tjhung, E., & Cates, M. E. (2019). Shear-Induced First-Order Transition in Polar Liquid Crystals. Physical Review Letters, 122(8), Article 088004. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.122.088004
The hydrodynamic theory of polar liquid crystals is widely used to describe biological active fluids as well as passive molecular materials. Depending on the “shear-alignment parameter”, in passive or weakly active polar fluids under external shear,... Read More about Shear-Induced First-Order Transition in Polar Liquid Crystals.