Liquid Crystals And Their Computer Simulations

Author : Claudio Zannoni
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781108337328

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Liquid Crystals and Their Computer Simulations by Claudio Zannoni Pdf

Standing as the first unified textbook on the subject, Liquid Crystals and Their Computer Simulations provides a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of liquid crystals and of their Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics computer simulations. Liquid crystals have a complex physical nature, and, therefore, computer simulations are a key element of research in this field. This modern text develops a uniform formalism for addressing various spectroscopic techniques and other experimental methods for studying phase transitions of liquid crystals, and emphasises the links between their molecular organisation and observable static and dynamic properties. Aided by the inclusion of a set of Appendices containing detailed mathematical background and derivations, this book is accessible to a broad and multidisciplinary audience. Primarily intended for graduate students and academic researchers, it is also an invaluable reference for industrial researchers working on the development of liquid crystal display technology.

Author : Paolo Pasini,Claudio Zannoni
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401142250

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Advances in the Computer Simulatons of Liquid Crystals by Paolo Pasini,Claudio Zannoni Pdf

Computer simulations provide an essential set of tools for understanding the macroscopic properties of liquid crystals and of their phase transitions in terms of molecular models. While simulations of liquid crystals are based on the same general Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics techniques as are used for other fluids, they present a number of specific problems and peculiarities connected to the intrinsic properties of these mesophases. The field of computer simulations of anisotropic fluids is interdisciplinary and is evolving very rapidly. The present volume covers a variety of techniques and model systems, from lattices to hard particle and Gay-Berne to atomistic, for thermotropics, lyotropics, and some biologically interesting liquid crystals. Contributions are written by an excellent panel of international lecturers and provides a timely account of the techniques and problems in the field.

Author : Oleg D. Lavrentovich,Paolo Pasini,Claudio Zannoni,Slobodan Zumer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401005128

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Defects in Liquid Crystals: Computer Simulations, Theory and Experiments by Oleg D. Lavrentovich,Paolo Pasini,Claudio Zannoni,Slobodan Zumer Pdf

Topological defects are the subject of intensive studies in many different branches of physics ranging from cosmology to liquid crystals and from elementary particles to colloids and biological systems. Liquid crystals are fascinating materials which present a great variety of these mathematical objects and can therefore be considered as an extremely useful laboratory for topological defects. This book is the first attempt to present together complementary approaches to the investigations of topological defects in liquid crystals using theory, experiments and computer simulations.

Author : Paolo Pasini,Slobodan Žumer,Claudio Zannoni
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Liquid crystals
ISBN : 1402027583

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Computer Simulations of Liquid Crystals and Polymers by Paolo Pasini,Slobodan Žumer,Claudio Zannoni Pdf

Author : Shri Singh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031526213

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Handbook of Liquid Crystals—Volume II by Shri Singh Pdf

Author : Geoffrey R. Luckhurst,Timothy J. Sluckin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470871959

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Biaxial Nematic Liquid Crystals by Geoffrey R. Luckhurst,Timothy J. Sluckin Pdf

In the nematic liquid crystal phase, rod-shaped molecules move randomly but remain essentially parallel to one another. Biaxial nematics, which were first predicted in 1970 by Marvin Freiser, have their molecules differentially oriented along two axes. They have the potential to create displays with fast switching times and may have applications in thin-film displays and other liquid crystal technologies. This book is the first to be concerned solely with biaxial nematic liquid crystals, both lyotropic and thermotropic, formed by low molar mass as well as polymeric systems. It opens with a general introduction to the biaxial nematic phase and covers: • Order parameters and distribution functions • Molecular field theory • Theories for hard biaxial particles • Computer simulation of biaxial nematics • Alignment of the phase • Display applications • Characterisation and identification • Lyotropic, thermotropic and colloidal systems together with material design With a consistent, coherent and pedagogical approach, this book brings together theory, simulations and experimental studies; it includes contributions from some of the leading figures in the field. It is relevant to students and researchers as well as to industry professionals working in soft matter, liquid crystals, liquid crystal devices and their applications throughout materials science, chemistry, physics, mathematics and display engineering.

Author : Paolo Pasini,Claudio Zannoni,Slobodan Žumer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9048101107

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Computer Simulations of Liquid Crystals and Polymers by Paolo Pasini,Claudio Zannoni,Slobodan Žumer Pdf

Liquid crystals, polymers and polymer liquid crystals are soft condensed matter systems of major technological and scientific interest. An understanding of the macroscopic properties of these complex systems and of their many and interesting peculiarities at the molecular level can nowadays only be attained using computer simulations and statistical mechanical theories. Both in the Liquid Crystal and Polymer fields a considerable amount of simulation work has been done in the last few years with various classes of models at different special resolutions, ranging from atomistic to molecular and coarse-grained lattice models. Each of the two fields has developed its own set of tools and specialized procedures and the book aims to provide a state of the art review of the computer simulation studies of polymers and liquid crystals. This is of great importance in view of a potential cross-fertilization between these connected areas which is particularly apparent for a number of experimental systems like, e.g. polymer liquid crystals and anisotropic gels where the different fields necessarily merge. An effort has been made to assess the possibilities of a coherent description of the themes that have developed independently, and to compare and extend the theoretical and computational techniques put forward in the different areas.

Author : Oleg D. Lavrentovich,Paolo Pasini,Claudio Zannoni,Slobodan Zumer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9401005125

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Defects in Liquid Crystals: Computer Simulations, Theory and Experiments by Oleg D. Lavrentovich,Paolo Pasini,Claudio Zannoni,Slobodan Zumer Pdf

Topological defects are the subject of intensive studies in many different branches of physics ranging from cosmology to liquid crystals and from elementary particles to colloids and biological systems. Liquid crystals are fascinating materials which present a great variety of these mathematical objects and can therefore be considered as an extremely useful laboratory for topological defects. This book is the first attempt to present together complementary approaches to the investigations of topological defects in liquid crystals using theory, experiments and computer simulations.

Author : D.M.P. Mingos
Publisher : Springer
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783540681182

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Liquid Crystals II by D.M.P. Mingos Pdf

The liquid crystalline state may be identified as a distinct and unique state of matter which is characterised by properties which resembles those of both solids and liquids. It was first recognised in the middle of the last century through the study of nerve myelin and derivatives of cholesterol. The research in the area really gathered momentum, however, when as a result of the pioneering work of Gray in the early 1970's organic compounds showing liquid crystalline properties were shown to be suitable to form the basis of display devices in the electronic products. The study of liquid crystals is truly multidisciplinary and has attached the attention of physicists, biologists, chemists, mathematicians and electronics engineers. It is therefore impossible to cover all these aspects fully in two small volumes and therefore it was decided in view of the overall title of the series to concentrate on the structural and bonding aspects of the subject. The Chapters presented in these two volumes have been organised to cover the following fundamental aspects of the subject. The calculation of the structures of liquid crystals, an account of their dynamical properties and a discussion of computer simulations of liquid crystalline phases formed by Gay Berne mesogens. The relationships between molecular conformation and packing are analysed in some detail. The crystal structures of liquid crystal mesogens and the importance of their X ray scattering properties for characterisational purposes are discussed.

Author : Mauro Ferrario,Giovanni Ciccotti,Kurt Binder
Publisher : Springer
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007-04-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540352846

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Computer Simulations in Condensed Matter: From Materials to Chemical Biology. Volume 2 by Mauro Ferrario,Giovanni Ciccotti,Kurt Binder Pdf

This extensive and comprehensive collection of lectures by world-leading experts in the field introduces and reviews all relevant computer simulation methods and their applications in condensed matter systems. Volume 2 offers surveys on numerical experiments carried out for a great number of systems, ranging from materials sciences to chemical biology, including supercooled liquids, spin glasses, colloids, polymers, liquid crystals, biological membranes and folding proteins.

Author : D.M.P. Mingos
Publisher : Springer
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783540683056

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Liquid Crystals I by D.M.P. Mingos Pdf

The liquid crystalline state may be identified as a distinct and unique state of matter which is characterised by properties which resemble those of both solids and liquids. It was first recognised in the middle of the last century through the study of nerve myelin and derivatives of cholesterol. The research in the area really gathered momentum, however, when as a result of the pioneering work of Gray in the early 1970's organic compounds exhibiting liquid crystalline properties were shown to be suitable to form the basis of display devices in the electronic products. The study of liquid crystals is truly multidisciplinary and has attached the attention of physicists, biologists, chemists, mathematicians and electronics engineers. It is therefore impossible to cover all these aspects fully in two small volumes and therefore it was decided in view of the overall title of the series to concentrate on the structural and bonding aspects of the subject. The Chapters presented in these two volumes have been organised to cover the following fundamental aspects of the subiect. The calculation of the structures of liquid crystals, an account of their dynamical properties and a discussion of computer simulations of liquid crystalline phases formed by Gay Berne mesogens. The relationships between molecular conformation and packing are analysed in some detail. The crystal structures of liquid crystal mesogens and the importance of their X ray scattering properties for characterisational purposes are discussed.

Author : Theo Rasing,Igor Musevic
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783662101575

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Surfaces and Interfaces of Liquid Crystals by Theo Rasing,Igor Musevic Pdf

This book describes the state of the art of our understanding of liquid-crystal interfaces on a molecular level. The interactions of liquid crystal molecules with a surface play an essential role in the operation of liquid crystal displays (LCD's) and other LC devices that are based on the controllable anchoring of LC molecules on polymer coated surfaces. This book addresses the microscopic interaction between a macromolecule (liquid crystal, polymer) and a wall, using state of the art surface and interface-sensitive experimental techniques, such as Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM), Linear and Nonlinear Optical Microscopy and (Dynamic) Light Scattering (DLS). These experimental techniques were complemented with computer simulations and supra molecular chemistry methods to develop controllable polymeric surfaces.

Author : Claudio Zannoni
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 703 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781108424059

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Liquid Crystals and their Computer Simulations by Claudio Zannoni Pdf

A comprehensive introduction to liquid crystals and their computer simulations suitable for students, researchers and industrial scientists.

Author : Shri Singh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3031526201

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Handbook of Liquid Crystals—Volume II by Shri Singh Pdf

This expert and self-contained authored handbook provides comprehensive coverage of liquid crystals from the fundamental materials science, physics, and modeling through cutting-edge applications. Written by an author with over 40 years of active experience in this growing field, it offers an unprecedented self-contained treatment of this key research area. Liquid Crystals are a state of matter sharing properties that are usually associated with both solids and liquids. Their study belongs to wider field of soft condensed matter physics, an area growing in importance because of the new physics being discovered and the possibilities of various technological applications being developed. Liquid crystals continue to have a revolutionary technological impact and consistently pose new challenges of basic understanding. While the experimental side of liquid crystal research is very well developed, theoretical understanding has lagged, and this volume fills a gap in the published literature in terms of rigorous treatment of mathematical and computer modeling approaches. Volume II of this handbook deals with advanced aspects of liquid crystals and their applications, covering computer simulations of phase transitions in liquid crystals, liquid crystals of biomolecules, and defect textures in liquid crystals. Overall, this handbook serves as the ultimate scholarly guide for researchers, scientists, and engineers seeking to unlock the full potential of liquid crystals. It offers a comprehensive understanding of these materials and their diverse applications, empowering readers to navigate the complex intricacies of liquid crystal science and technology.

Author : Mauro Ferrario,Giovanni Ciccotti,Kurt Binder
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006-11-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 354035283X

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Computer Simulations in Condensed Matter: From Materials to Chemical Biology. Volume 2 by Mauro Ferrario,Giovanni Ciccotti,Kurt Binder Pdf

This extensive and comprehensive collection of lectures by world-leading experts in the field introduces and reviews all relevant computer simulation methods and their applications in condensed matter systems. Volume 2 offers surveys on numerical experiments carried out for a great number of systems, ranging from materials sciences to chemical biology, including supercooled liquids, spin glasses, colloids, polymers, liquid crystals, biological membranes and folding proteins.