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Fluid dynamics of biaxial nematics

Starting from Rayleigh's dissipation function the equations of motion for biaxial nematics are derived. The number of viscosity coefficients appears to be 15 for a compressible biaxial nematic and 12 for an incompressible one. The relation of this formulation with existing approaches is discussed.
Year of publication:
1985
Authors: Govers, E. ; Vertogen, G.
Published in:
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 133.1985, 1, p. 337-344
Publisher: Elsevier
Type of publication: Article
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