Ordering kinetics in liquid crystals with long-ranged interactions.
We present the results from comprehensive Monte Carlo (MC) simulations of ordering kinetics in d = 2 liquid crystals (LCs). Our LC system is described by the two-component Lebwohl-Lasher model with long-ranged interactions, V(r) ∼ r(-n). We find that systems with n ≥ 2 show the same dynamical behavior as the nearest-neighbor case (n = ∞). This contradicts available theoretical predictions.
Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, 221005, Varanasi, India.
Amrita
A
Singh
Shaista
S
Ahmad
Sanjay
S
Puri
Shri
S
Singh