Theory and simulation of the nematic zenithal anchoring coefficient.
Combining molecular simulation, Onsager theory, and the elastic description of nematic liquid crystals, we study the dependence of the nematic liquid crystal elastic constants and the zenithal surface anchoring coefficient on the value of the bulk order parameter.
Andrienko
Denis
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H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Royal Fort, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL, United Kingdom.
Allen
Michael P
MP