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Transitions through critical temperatures in nematic liquid crystals
2013
Physical Review E
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We obtain 'dynamic' estimates for critical nematic liquid crystal (LC) temperatures with a slowly varying temperature-dependent control variable. We focus on two critical temperatures : the supercooling temperature below which the isotropic phase loses stability and the superheating temperature above which the ordered nematic states do not exist. In contrast to the static problem, the isotropic phase exhibits a memory effect below the supercooling temperature. This delayed loss of stability is
doi:10.1103/physreve.88.022501
pmid:24032850
fatcat:ws2d6o4k4nhjpmdx2gx63ihnpu