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http://dx.doi.org/10.14403/jcms.2010.23.3.571

EXISTENCE OF PERIODIC SOLUTIONS IN FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS

Park, Jinhae (PDE and Functional Analysis Research Center Seoul National University)

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Journal of the Chungcheong Mathematical Society / v.23, no.3, 2010 , pp. 571-588 More about this Journal

Abstract

We introduce the Landau-de Gennes model in order to understand molecular structures in ferroelectric liquid crystals. We investigate equilibrium configurations of the governing energy functional by means of bifurcation analysis. In particular, we obtain periodic solutions of the functional, which is a signature of a rich variety of applications of ferroelectric materials.

Keywords

bifurcation; ferroelectric; liquid crystal; periodic solutions; smectic;

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